Dismissing God: Modern Writers' Struggle Against ReligionIn the past two centuries many leading writers have held their quarrel with God. In Dismissing God, D. Bruce Lockerbie explores the nature of this quarrel by examining the lives, beliefs, and works of more than twenty European and American author. |
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... Bible , of course ! Arnold could more eas- ily dispense with Homer or Shakespeare than with the English Bible ; he was scathingly critical of those who lacked the benefits of biblical knowledge . He considered Roman Catholics to be bib ...
... Bible , of course ! Arnold could more eas- ily dispense with Homer or Shakespeare than with the English Bible ; he was scathingly critical of those who lacked the benefits of biblical knowledge . He considered Roman Catholics to be bib ...
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... Bible's description of Jesus of Nazareth while at the same time rejecting the Bible's revelation of his divine authority as Lord ? To those acquainted with the writings of lib- eral theologians or Marxist philosophers , these anomalies ...
... Bible's description of Jesus of Nazareth while at the same time rejecting the Bible's revelation of his divine authority as Lord ? To those acquainted with the writings of lib- eral theologians or Marxist philosophers , these anomalies ...
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... Bible , vol . 7 , ed . R. H. Super ( Ann Arbor : Univer- sity of Michigan Press , 1970 ) , 385-87 . 9. Thomas Huxley , " Agnosticism and Christianity , " Science and Christian Tradi- tion : Essays ( New York : D. Appleton , 1896 ) , 310 ...
... Bible , vol . 7 , ed . R. H. Super ( Ann Arbor : Univer- sity of Michigan Press , 1970 ) , 385-87 . 9. Thomas Huxley , " Agnosticism and Christianity , " Science and Christian Tradi- tion : Essays ( New York : D. Appleton , 1896 ) , 310 ...
Contents
Preface | 9 |
The Ebb Tide of Faith | 17 |
The Abdication of Belief | 34 |
Copyright | |
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