The Question of God: C.S. Lewis and Sigmund Freud Debate God, Love, Sex - Armand M. Nicholi

The Question of God: C.S. Lewis and Sigmund Freud Debate God, Love, Sex - Armand M. Nicholi

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Full bibliographic data for The Question of God

Title

The Question of God

Subtitle

C.S. Lewis and Sigmund Freud Debate God, Love, Sex and the Meaning of Life

Authors and contributors

By (author) Armand M. Nicholi

Physical properties

Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 295
Width: 140 mm
Height: 212 mm
Thickness: 19 mm
Weight: 287 g

Audience

General/trade

Language

English

ISBN

ISBN 13: 9780743247856
ISBN 10: 074324785X

Classifications

BISAC category code:PHI022000
BICMainSubject:HRAB
BICMainSubject:HP
Dewey:211
Nielsen BookScan Product Class:T17.9
BIC subject category:VSP
BISAC category code:REL006000
Dewey:212.1
BISAC category code:REL051000

Edition statement

Free Press Trad.

Publisher

Simon & Schuster Ltd

Imprint name

Simon & Schuster International

Publication date

01 December 2003

Publication City/Country

London/GB

Main description

Throughout the ages, many of the world's greatest thinkers have wrestled with the concept of -- and belief in -- God. It may seem unlikely that any new arguments or insights could be raised, but the twentieth century managed to produce two brilliant men with two diametrically opposed views about the question of God: Sigmund Freud and C. S. Lewis. They never had an actual meeting, but in The Question of God, their arguments are placed side by side for the very first time.For more than twenty-five years, Armand Nicholi has taught a course at Harvard that compares the philosophical arguments of both men. In The Question of God, Dr. Nicholi presents the writings and letters of Lewis and Freud, allowing them to "speak" for themselves on the subject of belief and disbelief. Both men considered the problem of pain and suffering, the nature of love and sex, and the ultimate meaning of life and death -- and each of them thought carefully about the alternatives to their positions. The inspiration for the PBS series of the same name, The Question of G.d does not presuppose which man -- Freud the devout atheist or Lewis the atheist-turned-believer -- is correct in his views. Rather, readers are urged to join Nicholi and his students and decide for themselves which path to follow.

Review quote

Francis Collins "National Public Radio" "The Question of God" is provocative and compellingly written.