{"product_id":"damning-words-the-life-and-religious-times-of-h-l-mencken-paperback","title":"Damning Words: The Life and Religious Times of H. L. Mencken - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eD. G. Hart\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eRecounts a famously outspoken agnostic's surprising relationship with Christianity\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e H. L. Mencken (1880-1956) was a reporter, literary critic, editor, author--and a famous American agnostic. From his role in the Scopes Trial to his advocacy of science and reason in public life, Mencken is generally regarded as one of the fiercest critics of Christianity in his day. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In this biography D. G. Hart presents a provocative, iconoclastic perspective on Mencken's life. Even as Mencken vividly debunked American religious ideals, says Hart, it was Christianity that largely framed his ideas, career, and fame. Mencken's relationship to the Christian faith was at once antagonistic and symbiotic. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Using plenty of Mencken's own words, \u003ci\u003eDamning Words\u003c\/i\u003e superbly portrays an influential figure in twentieth-century America and, at the same time, casts telling new light on his era.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eD. G. HART\u003c\/b\u003e teaches history at Hillsdale College and has written several books on the history of Christianity, including \u003ci\u003eCalvinism: A History\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eFrom Billy Graham to Sarah Palin: Evangelicals and the Betrayal of American Conservatism.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 279\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.63 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 02, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47508599210162,"sku":"9780802875631","price":31.3,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/WuH4vkFkTm9780802875631.webp?v=1779611704","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/damning-words-the-life-and-religious-times-of-h-l-mencken-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}