When all the gods trembled
Book Description
In this profound exploration of faith and reason, Paul Keith Conkin examines the seismic shifts that have shaped Western spiritual consciousness. When All the Gods Trembled delves into the foundational beliefs that unite Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, tracing how these ancient understandings of divinity and human origins encountered their greatest challenge in the modern era.
At the heart of this intellectual journey lies a fresh analysis of Charles Darwin's revolutionary work. Rather than accepting conventional interpretations, Conkin offers an original examination of Darwin's thesis and its profound implications for Christian theology. This sets the stage for understanding the deep divisions that emerged within American Christianity, as orthodox believers, evangelicals, and fundamentalists found themselves at odds with liberal and modernist thinkers.
The famous Scopes trial of 1925 serves as a pivotal moment in this narrative, revealing how these theological tensions captured public imagination and exposed fundamental questions about faith in an age of science. Conkin brings readers into the intellectual debates of the era through the voices of key Christian thinkers, including orthodox scholar E. Gresham Machen, liberal preacher Harry Emerson Fosdick, and modernist theologian Shailer Matthews.
The exploration concludes by examining influential intellectuals who moved beyond traditional theism entirely, offering readers a comprehensive view of how spiritual and philosophical thought evolved during this transformative period in Western intellectual history.
Who Is This For?
📖 Reading Level: Short (< 200 pages) (~5 hours)
📄 Length: 185 pages
What You'll Discover
- ✓ Explore Vie intellectuelle
- ✓ Explore Religion et sciences
- ✓ Explore History
- ✓ Explore Évolution
- ✓ Explore Evolutietheorie
- ✓ Understand psychological principles
- ✓ Explore Religion and science
- ✓ Explore United states, intellectual life
