The Real Origins of Christianity

The Center for Inquiry has announced a one-month (September 1 - 30), four-module online course that examines the historical origins of Christianity from a secular and skeptical perspective.  The course is taught by Richard Carrier, PhD and John Shook, PhD, and covers the following topics:

• The origins and composition of the New Testament
• Sociological, cultural, and religious context and how they caused early Christian beliefs
• Discerning the historical, mythical and theological Jesus
• Explaining early belief in his resurrection

You can read the details and register for the course here.