After Atheism: Religion, Literature and Science
After Atheism: Religion, Literature and Science
A Symposium with Terry Eagleton: Saturday 24th April 2010
In recent years, the 'God Question' has re-emerged with a vengeance. On
the one hand, there has been a rash of best-selling polemics against
God, religion and belief by Richard Dawkins, Christopher Hitchens and
others. On the other, there has also been a concerted defence of
religious belief from Terry Eagleton, John Gray and Charles Taylor. This
one-day symposium gathers together a range of international experts on
religion, literature and culture - including the world-renowned literary
critic Terry Eagleton - to consider the cultural significance of this
debate. Why has the God Question re-emerged now? How has it impacted
upon literature, culture and even politics? And what, finally, might
come 'after atheism' - a new Enlightenment or the return of the
religious?
SPEAKERS INCLUDE:
TERRY EAGLETON
Arthur Bradley; John Cartwright; Abir Hamdar; Gavin Hyman; Mark Knight;
Andrew Tate
SATURDAY, APRIL 24TH
10 AM- 5 PM
STOREY CREATIVE INDUSTRIES CENTRE
MEETING HOUSE LANE, LANCASTER
ALL WELCOME
In order to reserve a place, please contact: a.h.bradley@lancaster.ac.uk
or a.tate@lancaster.ac.uk
Dr Arthur Bradley
Senior Lecturer in Contemporary Literary & Cultural Studies
Department of English & Creative Writing
County College
Lancaster University
LA1 4YT
a.h.bradley@lancaster.ac.uk
http://www.lancs.ac.uk/fass/faculty/profiles/Arthur-Bradley/English/
