The Fact/Faith Debate

Homer once said, “All men have need of the Gods.” But how many, exactly? There are 18 major Christian religions and 9,000 denominations; all of these belief systems exist in the same world. Though wars are waged in the name of religion, each of these sects has common roots. So why has time caused a divergence of beliefs? And if they’re so similar, how do we know which is correct? Written with journalistic flair, The Fact/Faith Debate smoothly links religious history, both ancient and modern, to create one of the most intriguing and complete looks at the connections between the Christian sects, Doomsday predictions, and creation stories.

Enter a jury of six panelists of five different Christian denominations and an atheist. The trial? Twenty religion case studies, from the Book of Mormon to the Roman Inquisition, with the intent to discover which belief system is correct, once and for all. It seems a daunting task for The Fact/Faith Debate to uncover the answer to the question of the Ages, yet each chapter reveals the true motive of the panel: to find why each belief system views proven facts and historical events differently, based on their religious beliefs.

The Fact/Faith Debate is a history lesson and religious analysis rolled into one, told in real life parables. The Dieri Aborigines believed that the setting sun burrowed into a tunnel under the earth to rise in the opposite horizon the next morning. The Egyptians believed the Sun Goddess, Nut, swallowed the sun when it set and gave birth to it in the morning. These belief systems sprung up in almost all cultures, and are similar in their origins; each includes deities, supernatural powers, codes of conduct, and prophets.