TY - BOOK AU - Banks,Robert TI - And man created God: Is God a human invention? SN - 9780745955438 (alk. paper) AV - BT 103 .B36 2011 PY - 2011/// CY - Oxford PB - Lion KW - God (Christianity) N1 - "A Lion book"; Includes bibliographical references (p. [149]-160); pt. 1. Back on the public agenda. The renewal of an old attack on religion -- pt. 2. Early advocates of a sceptical view. A new challenge to the gods -- Its later uptake and turnaround -- pt. 3. Four leading modern approaches. God as the product of human wishes : Ludwig Feuerbach -- God as a substitute for oppressive conditions : Karl Marx -- God as a projection of repressed desires : Sigmund Freud -- God as the symbol of human potential : Erich Fromm -- pt. 4. A time for self-examination. Facing up to the personal challenge UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1403/2012454210-b.html UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1403/2012454210-d.html ER -