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Drama of Atheist Humanism Paperback – October 1, 1995

by Henri de Lubac (Author),‎ Mark Sebanc (Translator)

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Henri de Lubac, S.J. De Lubac traces the origin of 19th century attempts to construct a humanism apart from God, the sources of contemporary atheism which purports to have "moved beyond God." The three persons he focuses on are Feuerbach, who greatly influenced Marx; Nietzsche, who represents nihilism; and Comte, who is the father of all forms of positivism. He then shows that the only one who really responded to this ideology was Dostoevsky, a kind of profit who criticizes in his novels this attempt to have a society without God. Despite their historical and scholarly appearance, de Lubac's work clearly refers to the present. As he investigates the sources of modern atheism, particularly in its claim to have definitely moved beyond the idea of God, he is thinking of an ideology prevalent today in East and West which regards the Christian faith as a completely outdated.

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Text: English (translation)
Original Language: French

Paperback: 539 pages
Publisher: Ignatius Pr; Revised edition (October 1, 1995)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 089870443X
ISBN-13: 978-0898704433
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V. M. Cooke

A Great Book

May 13, 2013

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This is de Lubac's best book, and the translation is superb. He is superb when making his point indirectly by reference and citation of other authors. Those who have found de Lubac's excursions into neo-scholastic controversy obscure and puzzling will finally discover what he was really getting at and why he was a great theologian.

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Jacob

Proposes an ancient-oriented Christian Humanism as an Alternative

October 14, 2009

Format: Paperback

I was given this book several Christmases ago back in my apologetics craze. I guess I started reading it with the wrong expectations. Once I dropped apologetics things began to make more sense. The book divides into three or four sections. First, Henri de Lubac gives a thorough (if at times dense) analysis of the major atheist leaders: Marx, Feurbach, and Comte, Comte providing a foil for a brief Christian response. He thoroughly outlines and deconstructs Comte.

The next section is on Dostoevsky the prophet. Compares and contrasts Nietszche. Sheds a lot of light on some of Dostoevsky's lesser-known works.

The final section is "Search for a New Man." The first part of this is rather good. He gives several brief, short critiques of "progressivism" and ends with a plea for a new Christian Humanism. His criticism of Marxism's historicism is perfect (and too long to post here. His discussion of "the supernatural" was sublime.

The supernatural is not a higher, more beautiful, or more fruitful nature...it is the irruption of a wholly different principle. The sudden opening of a kind of fourth dimension, without proportion of any kind to all the progress provided in the natural dimension (466).

The final part of the book is about Nietszche's mystical experiences. Aside from a few good quotes here and there, I found it to be rambling.

Maybe not the best intro to Henri de Lubac, and certainly not the easiest book to follow, but one that is definitely worth reading and will certainly repay multiple readings.

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Tina Bell

Best Book about the intellectual roots of 19th Century Atheism

April 14, 2014

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To look at Nietzsche, Comte, and Marx through the eyes of this genius is the best way to think about what Atheism is, and why it became the religion of the 19th century. The book will point you to Dostoevsky if you are looking for the Christian response. De Lubac doesn't waste his time on arguments against atheist humanism ---arguments will not win this fight. As a Roman Catholic it occurred to me that the answer to atheistic ideologies is not a Christian ideology (if such were possible). This is a humanism invented by often tormented and arrogant men who saw a real problem--rationalism--and found Christianity wanting. Their new religions required a denial of God, and the assent of the mind to their man made creeds. I have to say, how like men. The real answer? The unvarnished, real answer? If you want a book, read The Devils by Fyodor Dostoevsky.
But there's a better one, and she appeared at Fatima during the early part of the 20th century.

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Bobby Bambino

I like de Lubac

September 19, 2008

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Very long read, but well worth it. de Lubac is a brilliant scholar, and he has a plethora of knowledge and piercing insights on those men on the cover of the book and their thinking. It is not so much a refutation of atheism as it is a refutation and critique of the ideas that some very prominent atheists held (Comte's positivism, etc). Believe it or not, I have actually never read a non-fiction book, but de Lubac has piqued my curiosity to consider reading The Brothers Karamazov because of his discussion of Dostoevsky as a prophet and precursor to Nietzsche. A very good read, and has made me want to read more de Lubac.

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Aquinas

A brilliant analysis of key 19th century thinkers who paved the way for aggressive neo-atheism,

July 25, 2008

Format: Paperback

De Lubac's anlaysis of Feuerbach, Nietzsche, Comte and Marx illusrates that "where there is no God, there is no Man either" and that postitivism, marxism and variant philosophies, in seeking to model a new man, agressively independent of God, result in a nihilistic tyranny of man over man. Its De Lubac's sympathetic handling of these lunatic ideas and their exponents, Nietzsche,in particular (who de Lubac sees as haunted by Christ), which gives the book balance. If you wish to understand why we are living in an age where atheism has become more militant and aggressve, then De Lubac's book make you realise that what we are experiencing now is the culmination of many centuries of alienation of western thought from the Logos, who unites all things in himself. His treatment of Dostoevsky (a counterbalance to the other thinkers) is particularly illuminating.

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Walter_R_Kovacs

wonderful

May 20, 2008

Format: Paperback

This book is very well written as well as very well documented. Those who read this book should be somewhat read in the works of Kierkegaard, Marx, Comte, and most importantly Nietsche and Dostoyevsky.

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July 5, 1999

Format: Paperback

This is the book that first got me interested in religion. It is an outstanding discussion of Comte, Marx & Nietzsche. After reading this, the reader may want to read Kung's Does God Exist? and Baum's Doctors of Modernity: Darwin, Marx & Freud.

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Wu Wei

Attacks politics then falsely claims victory over atheism

June 22, 2015

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Despite the title, this book has almost nothing to do with atheism. De Lubac criticizes the writings of POLITICAL pundits like Marx and Nietzsche, then pretends that by doing so he has proved something about atheism. But religion and politics are separate, and there have been many brutal Christian political rulers too. In fact Nietzsche used RELIGIOUS leaders as his models: the Greek Pagan slave states like Athens and the Christian emperor Napoleon.

Nietzsche was actually RELIGIOUS not atheistic. He created his own religion with spirit quanta ("will") instead of atoms, and an Eternal Return. In fact de Lubac even closes with a chapter called "Nietzsche as mystic", after calling him an atheist for hundreds of pages!

The problem with Nietzsche was he wanted a brutal oligarchy which would suppress or exterminate the general population. That has nothing to do with atheism. Politics is politics, not religion.

Comte and Marx were also political authors. Their (ir)religion is an irrelevant side issue. Many of Dostoevsky's (fictional) scenes were clearly criticizing Communist politics, not religion. Like the famous Grand Inquisitor scene which is about politics and religion, but not atheism at all; the temptations were of interest only to political leaders, while the Inquisition and Jesus are Christian.

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