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Saving God: Religion after Idolatry
Mark Johnston
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Description for Saving God: Religion after Idolatry
Paperback. Turning the monotheistic critique of idolatry on the monotheisms themselves, the author shows that much in these traditions must be condemned as false and spiritually debilitating. He claims that supernaturalism is idolatry. Num Pages: 216 pages, 1 halftone. BIC Classification: HRAB; HRLB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 160 x 16. Weight in Grams: 346.
In this book, Mark Johnston argues that God needs to be saved not only from the distortions of the "undergraduate atheists" (Richard Dawkins, Christopher Hitchens, and Sam Harris) but, more importantly, from the idolatrous tendencies of religion itself. Each monotheistic religion has its characteristic ways of domesticating True Divinity, of taming God's demands so that they do not radically threaten our self-love and false righteousness. Turning the monotheistic critique of idolatry on the monotheisms themselves, Johnston shows that much in these traditions must be condemned as false and spiritually debilitating. A central claim of the book is that supernaturalism is ... Read more
In this book, Mark Johnston argues that God needs to be saved not only from the distortions of the "undergraduate atheists" (Richard Dawkins, Christopher Hitchens, and Sam Harris) but, more importantly, from the idolatrous tendencies of religion itself. Each monotheistic religion has its characteristic ways of domesticating True Divinity, of taming God's demands so that they do not radically threaten our self-love and false righteousness. Turning the monotheistic critique of idolatry on the monotheisms themselves, Johnston shows that much in these traditions must be condemned as false and spiritually debilitating. A central claim of the book is that supernaturalism is ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
216
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
Weight
345g
Number of Pages
216
Place of Publication
New Jersey, United States
ISBN
9780691152615
SKU
V9780691152615
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About Mark Johnston
Mark Johnston is the Walter Cerf Professor of Philosophy at Princeton University and the author of "Surviving Death" (Princeton).
Reviews for Saving God: Religion after Idolatry
Winner of the 2010 Award for Excellence in Religion: Constructive-Reflective Studies, American Academy of Religion One of Choice's Outstanding Academic Titles for 2010 "The non-fiction book I most enjoyed this year might be a stocking-stuffer for both atheists and believers (it is slightly more likely to appeal to the former, but would certainly intrigue believers willing to think about their ... Read more