Damning Words: The Life and Religious Times of H. L. Mencken

Recounts a famously outspoken agnostic's surprising relationship with Christianity

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.

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.

Using plenty of Mencken's own words, Damning Words superbly portrays an influential figure in twentieth-century America and, at the same time, casts telling new light on his era.

Author: D. G. Hart
Publisher: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company
Published: 12/01/2016
Pages: 280
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.91lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.63d
ISBN13: 9780802875631
ISBN10: 0802875637
BISAC Categories:
- Biography & Autobiography | Religious
- Biography & Autobiography | Editors, Journalists, Publishers
- History | United States | 20th Century

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