03117nam 2200661Ia 450 991015472880332120230331005834.01-282-18733-397866138102430-88920-696-110.51644/9780889206960(CKB)2430000000002569(EBL)685781(OCoLC)753479549(SSID)ssj0000382421(PQKBManifestationID)12110759(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000382421(PQKBWorkID)10396433(PQKB)10917462(MiAaPQ)EBC685781(OCoLC)1016781585(MdBmJHUP)muse58187(MiAaPQ)EBC3246175(VaAlCD)20.500.12592/c07bgw(schport)gibson_crkn/2009-12-01/2/402464(DE-B1597)667812(DE-B1597)9780889206960(EXLCZ)99243000000000256919891006d1988 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrPrometheus rebound[electronic resource] the irony of atheism /Joseph C. McLellandWaterloo, Ont. Published for the Canadian Corporation for Studies in Religion/Corporation canadienne des sciences religieuses by Wilfrid Laurier University Press19881 online resource (385 p.)Editions SR ;v. 10Description based upon print version of record.0-88920-974-X Includes bibliographical references and index.Contents; Acknowledgments; Preface; Introduction: Types of Atheism; PART I: THE CLASSICAL DILEMMA; PART II: UNBINDING PROMETHEUS; PART III: END OF ENLIGHTENMENT; PART IV: THE RETURN OF IDOLS; Bibliographical Note; Notes; IndexModern atheism is a further act in the ancient drama of Prometheus vs Zeus. This book argues that the antagonism is false, as proved by the "irony": in which atheism turns into antitheism, transferring divine qualities to Humanity. The drama is framed by the "classicla dilemma," a conflict of wills: Tyrant and Rebel. The Unbinding of Prometheus is traced through Western history, to the Enlightenment "death of God," both speculative (Hegel) and practical (Marx). Finally, four types of "idols" are examined, in which Prometheus is rebound: Freud's Oedipus, Nietzsche's Dionysus, Camus' Sisyphus and Sartre's Orestes. The revision of both theism and atheism demands re-casting Zeus and Prometheus, breaking the impasse of heteronomy/autonomy and omnipotence/free will. Only thus may we affirm Humanity without denying God.Editions SR ;v. 10.AtheismHistoryTheismHistoryAtheismHistory.TheismHistory.211.8McLelland Joseph C1231488Canadian Corporation for Studies in Religion.MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910154728803321Prometheus rebound2862548UNINA