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The Stillborn God

In the second book forum hosted on The Immanent Frame, scholars from various disciplines engage in a critical discussion of Mark Lilla’s book, The Stillborn God: Religion, Politics, and the Modern West.

The Stillborn God

The rules of the games

Mark Lilla·

February 14, 2008

The Stillborn God begins as a book about two chess games. Part of the book explains, in all too cursory…

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