The Communist Challenge To God
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Condition: Good. Jacket: No dust jacket – card/board cover in good condition with minor yellowing and faint marks; faded spine. Page Condition: Yellowed with age; foxing on book block. Markings: No markings visible. Binding condition: good
A significant work in Cold War-era Christian thought, The Communist Challenge to God presents a rigorous theological and philosophical rebuttal to the materialist ideology of Communism. Marcel Clément, a French Catholic intellectual, argues from a firmly orthodox Christian standpoint, dissecting the foundational atheism of Marxist-Leninist doctrine and its implications for morality, society, and the human soul. The work instructs readers on the core tenets of Communist ideology, illustrating precisely where and why they conflict with Christian teaching and natural law. Written as a Christian textbook on Communism, it equips believers with the intellectual tools to understand and counter the spread of atheistic materialism during one of the most ideologically charged periods of the twentieth century. Authoritative and unflinching in tone, it remains a compelling document of faith-based resistance to totalitarian thought.
Author: Marcel Clément; Translated by Frank Macmillan
Format: Paperback
Published: 1961, John S. Burns and Sons
Genre: Religion
Condition remarks:
Condition: Good. Jacket: No dust jacket – card/board cover in good condition with minor yellowing and faint marks; faded spine. Page Condition: Yellowed with age; foxing on book block. Markings: No markings visible. Binding condition: good
A significant work in Cold War-era Christian thought, The Communist Challenge to God presents a rigorous theological and philosophical rebuttal to the materialist ideology of Communism. Marcel Clément, a French Catholic intellectual, argues from a firmly orthodox Christian standpoint, dissecting the foundational atheism of Marxist-Leninist doctrine and its implications for morality, society, and the human soul. The work instructs readers on the core tenets of Communist ideology, illustrating precisely where and why they conflict with Christian teaching and natural law. Written as a Christian textbook on Communism, it equips believers with the intellectual tools to understand and counter the spread of atheistic materialism during one of the most ideologically charged periods of the twentieth century. Authoritative and unflinching in tone, it remains a compelling document of faith-based resistance to totalitarian thought.