Killing the Impostor God by Donna Freitas

Killing the Impostor God by Donna Freitas

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Praise for this intriguing look at Philip Pullman's best-selling fantasy series "In Donna Freitas and Jason King's creative, compelling reading,Pullman emerges not as the atheist he always said he was, but as an unwittingwitness to a divine force that longs to be with creation.

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Killing the Impostor God by Donna Freitas

Killing the Imposter God explores the complex religious and spiritual dimensions of the best-selling fantasy series. Donna Freitas and Jason King-scholars of religion and popular culture-reveal how humanity's moral and religious issues play out in Pullman's literary phenomenon, showing that the trilogy-far from preaching atheism, as many have suggested-actually presents a vision of a universe permeated with divinity and rich with the Christian tradition Pullman himself so publicly rejects. Weaving together critical theory that spans the disciplines of theology, ethics, feminist studies, and philosophy, the authors examine the questions His Dark Materials raises about destruction and salvation, love and redemption, the abuse of power, and the divine-making the case that Pullman the self-professed atheist has created a Christian classic of our times.
Freitas and King clearly know their material and have the requisite passion for their topic( Publishers Weekly , June 11, 2007)
Donna Freitas is assistant professor of religion at Boston University. Her books include Becoming a Goddess of Inner Poise and Save the Date , which she cowrote with Jason King. You can contact her directly at www.donnafreitas.com. Jason King is assistant professor of theology at St. Vincent College in Latrobe, Pennsylvania. He has been teaching college for eight years and loves his interactions with students and colleagues.
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ISBN 13 9780787982379
ISBN 10 0787982377
Title Killing the Impostor God
Author Donna Freitas
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher John Wiley & Sons Inc
Year published 2007-09-01
Number of pages 256
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.