The Tragedy of Almightiness

by Sybe Schaap

Book Overview

The Tragedy of Almightiness encircles the theme of human yearning for omnipotence, as expressed in religion and various ideologies. The central question revolves around the matter of what--in pursuing such an extreme power of the will--man seeks to achieve. While exploring the question, a thought-provoking link is made between religion and atheism; between the Biblical longing for God's promise and the Marxist appeal for man to realize that same promise...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1498233066
• ISBN13: 9781498233064
• Release Date: January 2016
• Publisher: Wipf & Stock Publishers
• Length: 268 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 7.0" x 10.0"