Throughout his writings and his life, Mark Twain earned a reputation as a cynical critic of Christianity, as illustrated by observation that "if Christ were here, there is one thing he would not be, a Christian." (Twain, Mark Twain s Notebook 328). In Twain's collection of letters and essays contained in Letters from the Earth, his writings include several letters which interpret different religions and the Bible. Excerpts from Adam's, Eve's and Shem's Diary describe the evolution of humans and the earth. …
