The Creation of God

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The Creation of God

by Jacob Hartmann

EN·~12 hours·33 chapters

Chapters

33 total

PREFACE.

7:43

THE CREATION OF GOD. - CHAPTER I. - UNIVERSAL ASPECT.

21:57

CHAPTER II. - THE EARTH.

20:45

SYNOPSIS.

9:21

CHAPTER III. - THE CHEMICAL ASPECT.

18:50

CHAPTER IV. - THE SUN.

31:15

CHAPTER V. - GENESIS—THE CREATION.

22:35

CHAPTER VI. - GENESIS—THE GARDEN OF EDEN.

20:41

CHAPTER VII. - THE DELUGE.

15:02

CHAPTER VIII. - THE SCRIPTURAL GOD—THE CREATION.

18:31

Description

In a restless age where doubt gnaws at every corner of society, the opening pages launch a bold inquiry into the very foundations of faith. Drawing on the sharp words of philosophers and poets, the author frames a world awash with clerical greed, political intrigue, and the lingering grip of superstition. The preface sets a tone of urgent questioning, inviting listeners to consider whether the old religious fabric still holds any sway over modern minds.

From this charged beginning, the work proceeds to dismantle the notion that divine authority can justify the exploitation of the laboring masses. It argues that true power resides in human reason, the laws of nature, and the untapped potential of our own nervous systems. By urging a “grand and human reformation,” the author challenges listeners to abandon imagined deities and embrace a rational, self‑directed understanding of existence.

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en

Duration

~12 hours (748K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

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Produced by Jeroen Hellingman and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net/ for Project Gutenberg (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)

Release date

2019-06-01

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

JH

Jacob Hartmann

A skeptical late-19th-century writer, physician, and freethinker, remembered for challenging traditional religious ideas in bold, argumentative prose. His best-known work, The Creation of God (1893), explores religion through science, rationalism, and criticism of scripture.

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