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And Man Created God
ISBN-13:
9780745959641
Veröffentl:
2011
Seiten:
160
Autor:
Robert Banks
eBook Typ:
EPUB
eBook Format:
Reflowable
Kopierschutz:
Adobe DRM [Hard-DRM]
Sprache:
Englisch
Beschreibung:
If God created man, who created God?
This book addresses one of the oldest questions posed to religious believers: if God made everything, who made God? Most recently levelled by the New Atheists, the question was asked in ancient Greece and has preoccupied religious believers in the centuries since. Here, renowned scholar Robert Banks explores the history of the objection - from its earliest vocalization in the ancient world to its most famous opponents, Freud, Marx, and others. Ideal for anyone with a general interest in new atheism, for those studying religion, or wanting to sort out what (if any) elements of their idea of God are man-made.
Contents
Acknowledgments 7
Foreword 9
Part One: Back on the Public Agenda 15
1. The Renewal of an Old Attack on Religion 17
Part Two: Early Advocates of a Sceptical View 33
2. A New Challenge to the Gods 35
3. Its Later Uptake and Turnaround 45
Part Three: Four Leading Modern App roaches 61
4. God as the Product of Human Wishes: Ludwig Feuerbach 63
5. God as a Substitute for Oppressive Conditions: Karl Marx 80
6. God as a Projection of Repressed Desires:Sigmund Freud 96
7. God as the Symbol of Human Potential: Erich Fromm 112
Part Four: A Time for Self-Examination 131
8. Facing Up to the Personal Challenge 133
Notes 149