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The rage against God : how atheism led me to faith
Title:
The rage against God : how atheism led me to faith
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Summary:
Partly autobiographical, partly historical, The Rage Against God, written by Peter Hitchens, brother of prominent atheist Christopher Hitchens, assails several of the favorite arguments of the anti-God battalions and makes the case against fashionable atheism. Peter chronicles his personal journey through disbelief into a committed Christian faith. With unflinching openness and intellectual honesty, Hitchens describes the personal loss and philosophical curiosity that led him to burn his Bible at prep school and embrace atheism in its place. From there, he traces his experience as a journalist in Soviet Moscow, and the critical observations that left him with more questions than answers, and more despair than hope for how to live a meaningful life. With first-hand insight into the blurring of the line between politics and the Church, Hitchens reveals the reasons why an honest assessment of Atheism cannot sustain disbelief in God. In the process, he provides hope for all believers who, in the words of T. S. Eliot, may discover "the end of all our exploring will be to arrive where we started and know the place for the first time."
Year Published:
2010
Physical Description:
224 p. ; 24 cm.
Contents:
The generation who were too clever to believe -- A loss of confidence -- The seeds of atheism -- The last battleships -- Britain's pseudo-religion and the cult of Winston Churchill -- Homo sovieticus -- Rediscovering faith -- The decline of Christianity -- "Are conflicts fought in the name of religion conflicts about religion?" -- "Is it possible to determine what is right and what is wrong without God?" -- "Are atheist states not actually atheist?" -- Fake miracles and grotesque relics -- Provoking a bloody war with the church -- The great debate.
ISBN:
9780310320319
Publisher:
Grand Rapids, Mich. : Zondervan, c2010.