Hating god : the untold story of misotheism / Bernard Schweizer.
| Author/creator | Schweizer, Bernard, 1962- |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2011. |
| Description | viii, 246 pages ; 25 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | pt. 1. A brief history of misotheism -- pt. 2. 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. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. [231]-240) and index. |
| LCCN | 2010006016 |
| ISBN | 9780199751389 (hardcover) |
| ISBN | 0199751382 (hardcover) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Joyner | General Stacks | BT168 .S49 2010 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |