Abstract

The "Death of God" is upon us, and since the phrase has caught the popular imagination there has been an outpouring of literature on the topic—defending, attacking, probing the death of God. Murchland has collected together a number of articles representing the current fascination with "atheistic theology." Although the prose is rich and the polemic fierce, it is difficult to gain much illumination on just what are the basic issues and options concerning this "new" theme. One is impressed by the earnestness of the contributors in their dissatisfaction with traditional theology and religion and the search for new directions, but too often flowery rhetoric is provided where one would like to find careful analysis and argument.—R. J. B.