num_pages: 248
description: New observations on the persistence of God in modern times and why authentic atheism is so very hard to come by How to live in a supposedly faithless world threatened by religious fundamentalism? Terry Eagleton formidable thinker and renowned cultural critic investigates in this thought-provoking book the contradictions difficulties and significance of the modern search for a replacement for God. Engaging with a phenomenally wide range of ideas issues and thinkers from the Enlightenment to today Eagleton discusses the state of religion before and after 9/11 the ironies surrounding Western capitalisms part in spawning not only secularism but also fundamentalism and the unsatisfactory surrogates for the Almighty invented in the post-Enlightenment era. The author reflects on the unique capacities of religion the possibilities of culture and art as modern paths to salvation the so-called war on terrors impact on atheism and a host of other topics of concern to those who envision a future in which just and compassionate communities thrive. Lucid stylish and entertaining in his usual manner Eagleton presents a brilliant survey of modern thought that also serves as a timely urgently needed intervention into our perilous political present.
language: English
title: Culture and the Death of God
publisher: Yale University Press