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36 arguments for the existence of God : a work of fiction
Format:
Book
Title:
36 arguments for the existence of God : a work of fiction
Other title(s):
Thirty-six arguments for the existence of God
ISBN:
9780307378187
Publication Information:
New York : Pantheon Books, ©2010.
Physical Description:
viii, 402 pages ; 25 cm
Summary:
After Cass Seltzer's book becomes a surprise best seller, he's dubbed "the atheist with a soul" and becomes a celebrity. He wins over the stunning Lucinda Mandelbaum, "the goddess of game theory," and loses himself in a spiritually expansive infatuation. A former girlfriend appears: an anthropologist who invites him to join in her quest for immortality through biochemistry. And he is haunted by reminders of the two people who ignited his passion to understand religion: his mentor and professor--a renowned literary scholar with a suspicious obsession with messianism -- and an angelic six-year-old mathematical genius who is heir to the leadership of a Hasidic sect. Each encounter reinforces Cass's theory that the religious impulse spills over into life at large.
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