A critique of Ayn Rand's philosophy of religion : the gospel according to John Galt / Dustin Byrd.

Format:

• Book

Author/Creator:

• Byrd, Dustin, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

• Tea Party movement.
• Rand, Ayn.
• Galt, John (Fictitious character).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (238 p.)

Place of Publication:

Lanham : Lexington Books, [2015]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book critiques Ayn Rand's secular philosophy of religion while simultaneously highlighting the fundamental contradiction of the Tea Party movement's dual basis, that is, Randian economics and conservative Christianity.

Contents:

• A Critique Of Ayn Rand's Philosophy Of Religion ; Contents ; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. Ayn Rand and the Congressman; 2. "I want to Be Known as the Greatest Enemy of Religion"; 3. The Left, Suffering Catholics, and American Religion; 4. The Atheist and the Anti-Christ: Rand's "Second-Handing" of Nietzsche; 5. Essence and Appearance in the Culture Wars; 6. Where Rand and the Crucified Agree: "You Cannot Serve Two Masters!" - Contra Conservativa ; 7. Nervi Belli Pecunia Infinita or "Endless Money Is the Sinew of War"; 8. Racism: Separate by Non-Intervention, Equal by Nature
• 9. Reason: Man's Source for Understanding the World . . . Unless, like Religion, It's Bad for Business 10. Worship a Man! or "Why Do Women Keep Complaining?"; 11. The Question of Fascism; 12. Pope Francis and Ayn Rand's Idolatry of Money; 13. Dum Inter Homines Sumus, Colamus Humanitatem or As Long as We're All among Humans, Let Us Be Humane ; Appendix A; Appendix B; Bibliography; About the Author

Notes:

• Description based upon print version of record.
• Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-7391-9034-2

OCLC:

922581570