Prometheus Rebound: The Irony of Atheism

by Joseph C. McLelland

Modern 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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 088920974X
• ISBN13: 9780889209749
• Release Date: January 1989
• Publisher: Wilfrid Laurier University Press
• Length: 382 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.