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| Genre/Form: | Controversial literature |
|---|---|
| Additional Physical Format: | Online version: Mencken, H.L. (Henry Louis), 1880-1956. H.L. Mencken on religion. Amherst, N.Y. : Prometheus Books, 2002 (OCoLC)606926722 Online version: Mencken, H.L. (Henry Louis), 1880-1956. H.L. Mencken on religion. Amherst, N.Y. : Prometheus Books, 2002 (OCoLC)607790333 |
| Document Type: | Book |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
H L Mencken; S T Joshi |
| ISBN: | 1573929824 9781573929820 |
| OCLC Number: | 49976887 |
| Description: | 330 pages ; 23 cm |
| Contents: | I. The Beliefs of an Iconoclast -- II. Some Overviews -- III. Protestants and Catholics -- IV. Fundamentalists and Evangelicals -- V. Spiritualism, Theosophy, and Christian Science -- VI. The Scopes Trial -- VII. Religion and Science -- VIII. Religion and Politics -- IX. Religion and Society -- Epilogue: Memorial Service. |
| Other Titles: | On religion |
| Responsibility: | edited by S.T. Joshi. |
Abstract:
As a journalist, H L Mencken gained national prominence through his newspaper columns describing the famous 1925 Scopes trial, which pitted religious fundamentalists against a public school teacher who dared to teach evolution. This collection brings together many of Mencken's writings on religion.
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