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God : The Most Unpleasant Character in All Fiction / Dan Barker ; foreword by Richard Dawkins.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Barker, Dan, 1958- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Bible. Old Testament.
- Bible.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (371 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Lanham, MD : Prometheus, [2023]
- Summary:
- Expanding on a concept from New York Times bestseller The God Delusion, former ordained minister and current atheist Dan Barker gives us a biblical play-by-play illustrating God's not-so-admirable qualities.
- Contents:
- Intro
- Contents
- Bible Versions Abbreviation Glossary
- Preface to the 2023 edition
- Foreword
- Introduction
- Part I: Dawkins Was Right
- 1. Jealous and Proud of it
- 2. Petty
- 3. Unjust
- 4. Unforgiving
- 5. Control Freak
- 6. Vindictive
- 7. Bloodthirsty
- 8. Ethnic Cleanser
- 9. Misogynistic
- 10. Homophobic
- 11. Racist
- 12. Infanticidal
- 13. Genocidal
- 14. Filicidal
- 15. Pestilential
- 16. Megalomaniacal
- 17. Sadomasochistic
- 18. Capriciously Malevolent
- 19. Bully
- Part II: Dawkins Was Too Kind
- 20. Pyromaniacal
- 21. Angry
- 22. Merciless
- 23. Curse Hurling
- 24. Vaccicidal
- 25. Aborticidal
- 26. Cannibalistic
- 27. Slavemonger
- 28. Homicidal
- 29. Evil
- 30. Terrorist
- 31. What About Jesus?
- Afterword: "A Terrible End"
- Acknowledgments
- Bibliography
- Index.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- Other Format:
- Print version: Barker, Dan God
- ISBN:
- 9781633888777
- OCLC:
- 1376195936
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