[Rob Instigator]

Joseph McCabe was a Freethinker who was previously a Roman Catholic priest. In The Story of Religious Controversy, Mr. McCabe brings every bit of his encyclopedic research and knowledge of religions throughout Human history to try and show the lie that is religious belief.

OF COURSE the book is out of print. Here it is online. http://infidels.org/library/historic...s_controversy/

Chapter I - The Revolt Against Religion
Chapter II - The Origin Of Religion
Chapter III - A Few Of The World's Great Religions
Chapter IV - The Myth Of Immortality
Chapter V - The Futility Of Belief In God
Chapter VI - The Human Origin of Morals
Chapter VII - The Forgery Of The Old Testament
Chapter VIII - Religion And Morals In Ancient Babylon
Chapter IX - Religion And Morals In Ancient Egypt
Chapter X - Life And Morals In Greece and Rome
Chapter XI - Phallic Elements In Religion
Chapter XII - Did Jesus Ever Live?
Chapter XIII - The Sources Of Christian Morality
Chapter XIV - Pagan Christs Before Jesus
Chapter XV - Legends Of Saints And Martyrs
Chapter XVI - How Christianity "Triumphed"
Chapter XVII - The Evolution Of Christian Doctrine
Chapter XVIII - The Degradation Of Woman
Chapter XIX - Christianity And Slavery
Chapter XX - The Church And The School
Chapter XXI - The Dark Ages
Chapter XXII - New Light On Witchcraft
Chapter XXIII - The Horrors Of The Inquisition
Chapter XXIV - Medieval Art And The Church
Chapter XXV - The Moorish Civilization In Spain
Chapter XXVI - The Renaissance: A European Awakening
Chapter XXVII - The Reformation And Protestant Reaction
Chapter XXVIII - The Truth About Galileo And Medieval Science
Chapter XXIX - The Jesuits: Religious Rogues
Chapter XXX - The Conflict Between Science And Religion
Chapter XXXI - Do We Need Religion?
Chapter XXXII - The Triumph Of Materialism