Week 5 - Cobb, Ch. 5 (Images of God)

Cobb zeroes in on popular culture's portrayal of God. Specifically, attention is given to God being distant from, forgetful of and/or regretful about humans. Ferucci's God seems to be in process himself. Morrow's God commits "suicide" in order to force humans to mature. Cosse's novel theorizes that the undeniable "proof" of God's existence must never be revealed because it would do more harm than good. Technology has served "God-like" functions for many today. Internet is creating "one mind." Movies like Natural Born Killers explore God far away from the institution of the church.