God's funeral
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Published
New York : W.W. Norton, ©1999., New York : W.W. Norton, 1999.
Edition
First American edition.
Physical Desc
xi, 402 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
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Published
New York : W.W. Norton, ©1999., New York : W.W. Norton, 1999.
Format
Book
Edition
First American edition.
Language
English
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description
By the end of the nineteenth century, almost all the great writers, artists, and intellectuals had abandoned Christianity; many had abandoned belief in God altogether. This was in part the result of scientific discovery, particularly the work of Charles Darwin in The Origin of Species and the controversy that followed. But the doubt about religion had many sources. A. N. Wilson demonstrates in this synthesis of biography and intellectual history that the real destruction of religions belief had been achieved well before Darwin's momentous publication. Yet despite the fact that the church had essentially become an edifice empty of faith, it survived into our century because so few of the fascinating, tortured people Wilson portrays could face the brutal consequences of their own logic. Whether or not God was dead, they still needed to believe, hence the great spiritual angst of their culture which is now echoed in ours.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Wilson, A. N. (1999). God's funeral (First American edition.). W.W. Norton.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Wilson, A. N., 1950-. 1999. God's Funeral. W.W. Norton.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Wilson, A. N., 1950-. God's Funeral W.W. Norton, 1999.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Wilson, A. N. God's Funeral First American edition., W.W. Norton, 1999.
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