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A Critique of Ayn Rand's Philosophy of Religion
The Gospel According to John Galt
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2015
Summary
Ayn Rand’s philosophy has once again found an important part on the American political stage. With the rise of the Tea Party movement, her political and economic philosophy has infused the American public discourse with a new Libertarian vitality. Ironically, many of her new followers identify themselves as committed Christians, a prospect that Rand herself would have rejected. This book critically reviews Rand’s secular-atheist philosophy of religion, which includes her theory of altruism, collectivism, and statism, and asks the questions: How did Ayn Rand become conservative Christians’ favorite atheist?; Can Christianity, or any other prophetic religion, be reconciled with her philosophy of greed, selfishness, and capitalism?; Can one be both a Christian and a dedicated follower of Ayn Rand?; Can one appropriate her political and economic philosophy while rejecting her radical atheism and anti-religious stance?
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Copyright year
2015
ISBN-Print
978-0-7391-9033-3
ISBN-Online
978-0-7391-9034-0
Publisher
Lexington, Lanham
Language
English
Pages
217
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Preface No access
Acknowledgments No access
Introduction No access
1. Ayn Rand and the Congressman No access Pages 1 - 14
2. “I want to Be Known as the Greatest Enemy of Religion” No access Pages 15 - 36
3. The Left, Suffering Catholics, and American Religion No access Pages 37 - 50
4. The Atheist and the Anti-Christ: Rand’s “Second-Handing” of Nietzsche No access Pages 51 - 68
5. Essence and Appearance in the Culture Wars No access Pages 69 - 88
6. Where Rand and the Crucified Agree: “You Cannot Serve Two Masters!” – Contra Conservativa No access Pages 89 - 100
7. Nervi Belli Pecunia Infinita or “Endless Money Is the Sinew of War” No access Pages 101 - 110
8. Racism: Separate by Non-Intervention, Equal by Nature No access Pages 111 - 118
9. Reason: Man’s Source for Understanding the World . . . Unless, like Religion, It’s Bad for Business No access Pages 119 - 134
10. Worship a Man! or “Why Do Women Keep Complaining?” No access Pages 135 - 144
11. The Question of Fascism No access Pages 145 - 168
12. Pope Francis and Ayn Rand’s Idolatry of Money No access Pages 169 - 184
13. Dum Inter Homines Sumus, Colamus Humanitatem or As Long as We’re All among Humans, Let Us Be Humane No access Pages 185 - 186
