Drama of Atheist Humanism
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 prophet who criticizes in his novels this attempt to have a...
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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 prophet 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God, he is thinking of an ideology prevalent today in East and West which regards the Christian faith as a completely outdated.
Foreword9Preface11Pt. 1Atheist Humanism17IFeuerbach and Nietzsche191A Tragic Misunderstanding192Feuerbach and the Religious Illusion263Nietzsche and the "Death of God"424The Dissolution of Man58IINietzsche and Kierkegaard731The Birth of Tragedy732Myth and Mystery823"Deeper Immersion in Existence"95IIIThe Spiritual Battle1121The Battlefield1142The Spirit of Christianity122Pt. 2Auguste Comte and Christianity131IThe Meaning of Comtian Atheism1391The Law of the Three States1392The Monotheistic Transition1473Beyond Atheism1584God Excluded and Replaced167IIChristianity and Catholicism1801Antisocial Christianity1802Jesus and Saint Paul1863The Work of the Catholic Priesthood1924A Holy Alliance204IIIPositivist Transpositions2151The True Catholicism2152The Priesthood of the Scientists2293Spiritual Despotism2384Sociocracy248Conclusion263Pt. 3Dostoevsky as Prophet269IComparison with Nietzsche2771Hostile Brothers2772The Torment of God2853In the Presence of Jesus297IIThe Bankruptcy of Atheism3091The Man-God3102The Tower of Babel3203The Palace of Glass334IIIExperience of Eternity3471Ambiguous Experiences3482Dualisms and Symbols3653The New Birth379Conclusion393Pt. 4Mystical Confrontations395IThe Search for a New Man399IINietzsche as Mystic469Index511
