The Slain God

One of the many virtues of Larsen's study is its revealing of the 'all too human' character of the scholarship by the anthropologists he examines. Christian Smith, First Things Readers interested in continuing debates over faith, science and secularism will find much of value in this very important book. The further you get into the book, the more astonished you are that no predecessor has written such a full-length study of this critically important topic. Philip Jenkins, Patheos Witty, penetrating, following the evidence where it leads, this book is a great delight. John Wilson, Book of the Year 2014, Books and Culture Larsen's book is clearly and delightfully written. It is, he says, the first book-length study of the subject, and it is as welcome as it is overdue Peter J. Leithart As in his earlier work, Larsen disrupts a teleological vision of religion condemned to disappear before the forces of progress and modernity. He is to be congratulated for challenging this narrative head-on and confronting what amounts to anti-religious bias in the human sciences Journal of Theological Studies In his latest book, The Slain God, Timothy Larsen provides a compelling account of the complex relationship between anthropology and the Christian faith ... His is the first book-length study of the relationship between anthropology and Christianity and as such is of interest to anyone who wishes to understand this relationship better. The book is also particularly timely in view of the recent resurgence of interest in these issues in the anthropology of Christianity Journal of the Anthropological Society of Oxford This book will be greeted as something of a bombshell amongst anthropologists of religion...a highly original book that should be with us for a long time to come. Joel Robbins, Sigrid Rausing Professor of Social Anthropology, Cambridge University