
Sign up to save your podcasts
Or
Has Christianity been a net positive or negative for humanity? If you wander into an online debate between an atheist and a Christian apologist, you may hear an enthusiastic discussion on just this topic, with the Christian arguing that Jesus’ teachings led to the development of charity, hospitals, and orphanages - among other things. Are claims like that correct? Today, Dr. Bart Ehrman and I continue our discussion on the influence of Jesus’ ethical teachings on the Western world, diving into just that question.
4.8
549549 ratings
Has Christianity been a net positive or negative for humanity? If you wander into an online debate between an atheist and a Christian apologist, you may hear an enthusiastic discussion on just this topic, with the Christian arguing that Jesus’ teachings led to the development of charity, hospitals, and orphanages - among other things. Are claims like that correct? Today, Dr. Bart Ehrman and I continue our discussion on the influence of Jesus’ ethical teachings on the Western world, diving into just that question.
2,006 Listeners
560 Listeners
427 Listeners
2,845 Listeners
3,264 Listeners
915 Listeners
1,889 Listeners
524 Listeners
1,566 Listeners
510 Listeners
3,089 Listeners
1,013 Listeners
196 Listeners
1,323 Listeners
77 Listeners