[lbo-talk] Karl Kautsky on Christianity

[John Thornton]

Can anyone here give me their opinion of Kautsky's "Foundations of 
Christianity"?
I found a copy in the attic of a house a friend of mine just bought and 
wondered if it was worth the time to read?
I read the "Road to Power", which was excellent, but nearly 500 pages on 
Jesus may be a bit much, especially from a 100 year old book.
I'm never one to turn down an opportunity to read something truly 
extraordinary but I've read tomes of religious stuff and feel I know the 
JC myth backward and forward. Somehow this title never made it past my 
"should read" list.
I'm not even sure if Kautsky believes in a historic JC or a mythic one.
I guess I don't want to read it most of the way through and then 
discover Kausty's wedded to the idea of a historic Christ. That would be 
very disappointing.
I'd like to know up front his feeling in this matter and then I'll 
decide if I proceed to read or not.

John Thornton