Hating God The Untold Story of Misotheism

Name: Hating God The Untold Story of Misotheism
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ISBN: 9780199751389

ISBN-10: 0199751382

ISBN-13: 9780199751389

Edition: 2010

Authors: Bernard Schweizer

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While atheists have now become public figures, there is another and perhaps darker strain of religious rebellion that has remained out of sight--people who hate God. In this revealing book, Bernard Schweizer looks at men and women who do not question God's existence, but deny that He is merciful, competent, or good. Sifting through a wide range of literary and historical works, Schweizer finds that people hate God for a variety of reasons. Some are motivated by social injustice, human suffering, or natural catastrophes that God does not prevent. Some blame God for their personal tragedies. Schweizer concludes that, despite their blasphemous thoughts, these people tend to be creative and…

Book details

List price: $41.49
Copyright year: 2010
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 11/25/2010
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 272
Size: 6.93" wide x 9.49" long x 0.91" tall
Weight: 1.342
Language: English



Introduction



A Brief History of Misotheism



Six Case Studies in Literary Misotheism


Absolute Misotheism I: Paganism, Radicalism, and Algernon Swinburne's War Against God


Agonistic Misotheism I: Faith, Doubt, and Zora Neale Hurston's Resistance to God


Agonistic Misotheism II: Bad Fathers, Historical Crises, and Rebecca West's Accusations Against God


Agonistic Misotheism III: Divine Apathy, the Holocaust, and Elie Wiesel's Wrestling with God


Absolute Misotheism II: Perverse Worshippers, Divine Avatars, and Peter Shaffer's Attacks Against God


Absolute Misotheism III: Anticlericalism, Deicide, and Philip Pullman's Liberal Crusade Against God


Conclusion


Notes


Works Cited


Index