[at-l] God is Dead, was Problems in Erwin

[gwright@connix.com (gwright@connix.com)]

William Neal writes:
> The idea that God is Dead goes way back beyond the 70s.  Sometimes it refers
> to the idea that God does not exist, and sometimes it refers to the fact
> that some people just go through the motions when it comes to their religion
> -- as if God did not exist.  

All the way back to 1883.  The phrase "God is dead." was coined by
the German philospher Frederich Nietzche.  I found a summary of
the "Death of God Theology" at http://mb-soft.com/believe/txn/deathgod.htm.