“attorney John Campbell lays out the case against Christianity in this, the most comprehensive treatment of all the arguments and refutations I’ve ever seen. It takes a rightful place on my bookcase of classic works of skepticism.”
— Michael Shermer, Publisher, Skeptic magazine, residential Fellow Chapman University, author of The Moral Arc, Heavens on Earth, and other books
In Cross Examined, John Campbell applies his almost thirty years of experience as a trial lawyer to dissecting Christianity and the case of apologists for the Christian God. He addresses the best arguments for Christianity, those against it, and the reasons people should care about these questions. His purpose is to fill a void in books on atheism and Christianity by systematically taking Christian claims to task and making a full-throated argument for atheism from the perspective of a trial lawyer making a case.
What People Are Saying
"When Clarence Darrow argued cogently against the biblical fundamentalism of William Jennings Bryan in the infamous Scopes Trial, he helped demonstrate to the public that when it comes to empirical reality, science, not Christianity should be our guide. John Campbell has now taken up the torch in his comprehensive new book putting Christianity on trial. From a scientific perspective, Christianity has been through numerous trials for 2000 years and has lost every case. But this hasn’t stopped billions of people continuing to believe in the myths of Christianity. Maybe Campbell’s new definitive legal brief can help push the popular compass a little closer in the direction of reality."
— Lawrence M. Krauss, theoretical physicist, President of the Origins Project Foundation, and author of numerous bestselling books including A Universe from Nothing, and most recently, The Physics of Climate Change
"Like a skillful archeologist, attorney John Campbell methodically exposes two thousand years of accumulated obfuscation, fables, and dark history to the penetrating sunlight of critical analysis. The result is an original, extraordinary, and liberating masterwork. Hallelujah!”
— Sean B. Carroll, author of A Series of Fortunate Events
“This is the kind of book that is missing from the vast atheist literature, and it should be read by everyone who wants to really understand the absurdity of Christianity.”
— Christer Sturmark, CEO of Fri Tanke, editor-in-chief of Sans magazine, and author of To Light The Flame of Reason
“Trial lawyer Campbell debuts with a resounding and meticulous refutation of Christianity. . . Campbell demonstrates that ‘there are no good, compelling reasons to accept the claims of Christianity and many compelling reasons to reject them for naturalism.’ . . . The conclusions Campbell hopes his audience will reach is that ‘much of the Bible is simply useless baggage that should be quickly discarded’ and that ‘misguided Christian beliefs have led to enormous harm.’ This provocative work rests comfortably next to works by E.O. Wilson, Richard Dawkins, and Robert Ingersoll. Even those who disagree with Campbell will find his arguments worth engaging with.”