Author: Peter W. Sperlich
Peter W. Sperlich is emeritus professor of political science at the University of California at Berkeley.
Easter Explained: What the Sacrificial Death of the Son Tells Us about the Father
Even a minimal acquaintance with religious assertions and theological dicta makes one tiresomely familiar with claims affirming the truth and logic of a given faith. The faith in question may be specific (Catholic) or general (Christianity), but the assertion is always that the faith is true and logical. The truth of a faith cannot be …
Atheists, Anti-atheists, and Nazis–Once Again
The question of the religious or antireligious mind-set of the National Socialists has received frequent attention. Not long ago, for example, Free Inquiry devoted significant space to this question, particularly to the purported atheism of Hitler and the other Nazi leaders (Gregory S. Paul, “The Great Scandal: Christianity in the Rise of the Nazis,” October/November …