Attempts to Fathom the Unfathomable
Recently on a visit to our public library in the new book section, an attention-grabbing title, “The Book Against God,” caught my eye.
Always I have this need to have on hand a book that will challenge my thinking, entertain, and/or awe me with its literary style. After scanning just the first chapter, I was hooked as it definitely contained all three of those elements. If you are looking for a good read, this is one you might like to try.
The main character in this excellent novel is Thomas Bunting, a guilt-ridden philosopher and rebellious, grown son of a loveable, pious Anglican priest.
Bunting’s life is a mess, yet he thinks he has all the answers to every age-old question about God and his non-existence. This man is an incorrigible liar. The turmoil that his lies cause will keep you reading as you laugh your way through chapter after chapter. At the same time you will wish you had thought of expressing your own thoughts the way this author does.
If you should happen to read this book and you can figure out what the jacket art means, please tell me. It is from a famous artist, Fra Angelico, (1442) called The Mocking of Christ. I get the general idea but not the meaning of the details.
Here is a link to that fresco if you are interested. The jacket cover did not show the Virgin and St. Dominic.
http://www.artchive.com/artchive/F/fra_angelico/angelico_convent7.jpg.html