Atheist Delusions

Atheist Delusions: The Christian Revolution and Its Fashionable Enemies.

Cover of first edition (hardback)
Author Professor David Bentley Hart
Country USA
Language English
Genre Non-fiction, history, religion
Publisher Yale University Press
Publication date
April 21, 2009
Media type Print (hardback)
Pages 272 pp
ISBN 978-0-300-11190-3
OCLC 150348383
909/.09821 22
LC Class BR162.3 .H37 2009

Atheist Delusions: The Christian Revolution and Its Fashionable Enemies is a 2009 book by theologian, philosopher, and cultural commentator David Bentley Hart. The book explores many of the historical and popular misconceptions of Christianity's detractors.

Content

Hart explores the role of Christianity and its interactions with other religions, showing how Christianity differs from religious cults and faiths of the time. He examines how it has changed, forming the basis of modern culture while dealing with the impact of the gradual decline that began with the separation of Church and state, as well as the age of war that resulted.

Rather than confronting each argument and counter-argument individually, Hart attempts to explain the people, history, events, and reasons behind them as he charts Christianity's rise, achievements, mistakes, and recent decline in the face of materialism and the power struggles of world leaders. Additionally, he aims to debunk the popular historical myths used to attack Christianity.[1][2]

Awards

On 27 May 2011, the book was awarded the Michael Ramsey Prize in Theology.[3]

References

  1. Yale University Press. "Book Review: Atheist Delusions". Retrieved 24 June 2009.
  2. Stefan Beck, The New Criterion. "A review of Atheist Delusions: The Christian Revolution and Its Fashionable Enemies by David Bentley Hart". Archived from the original on 24 June 2009. Retrieved 19 May 2014.
  3. "Winner of £10,000 Theology Prize Announced". The Archbishop of Canterbury. May 2011. Retrieved 19 May 2014.


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