Dieu

If God exists, why can’t we see him? When did gods appear over the course of the history of humanity? Are the Jews the inventors of a single God? Why is the face of God almost always masculine and are religions often misogynistic? Is God a person, a force, an energy, a creative principle? Is the Christian, Jewish and Islamic God the same? Why do we kill each other in the name of God? What do philosophers say about God? Can faith exist without doubt? Are there atheist societies other than the modern day West? Can Science prove that God does or does not exist? Is Buddhism a godless religion? These are some of the questions put to Frédéric Lenoir by journalist Marie Drucker. Over the course of a very lively discussion, where all of the big questions are dealt with, the wonderful story of God within human history takes on its full meaning. Frédéric Lenoir here provides objective and balanced analysis. He deals with both the atheist perspective as well as that of the believer. Just like writers who have always been able to blend the serious with the popular, this book manages to infuse a pleasurable read with intellectual rigour. TABLE OF CONTENTS• Prehistory and shamanism• The birth of goddesses... And gods• Was monotheism invested by the Jews?• Jesus: God is love• Experience the divine and the quest for immortality• The impersonal Absolute of eastern wisdom• The God of Mohammed• Faith and reason: philosophers, science and God• Atheism• Violence, misogyny, repressed sexuality: Is God fanatical?• When God speaks to the heart• What does the future hold for God?