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Country United States Publication date April 21, 2009 Pages 272 pp Originally published 21 April 2009 | 4.2/5 Goodreads Language English Media type Print (hardback) ISBN 978-0-300-11190-3 OCLC 150348383 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Atheist Delusions: The Christian Revolution and Its Fashionable Enemies is a 2009 book by theologian, philosopher, and cultural commentator David Bentley Hart. The book explores what Hart sees as historical and popular misconceptions of Christianity's detractors.
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Hart explores the role of Christianity and its interactions with other religions, arguing that Christianity differs from religious cults and faiths of the time. He states it has changed, forming the basis of modern culture while dealing with the impact of the gradual decline that began with the separation of Church and state, as well as the age of war that he says resulted.
Hart attempts to explain the people, history, events, and reasons behind what he sees as Christianity's rise, achievements, mistakes, and recent decline in the face of materialism and the power struggles of world leaders. Additionally, he aims to debunk what he says are popular historical myths used to attack Christianity.
On 27 May 2011, the Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr. Rowan Williams, awarded the book the Michael Ramsey Prize in Theology.
There is also a Finnish translation (2010) by Perussanoma press.