If God has died in the blare of the twentieth century and in houses too new and cheap to be haunted, one must seek him in the old quiet places, where he might still live on in retirement.

Wilfrid Sheed

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Topic

20th century Death of God Decline of religion

Author

Wilfrid Sheed

Source

The Good Word & Other Words

Medium

Essay

Statement Type

Metaphor, analogy and simile

Language

English

Time

1978 1970s 20th century

Occupation

Novelist Writer

From

United Kingdom Europe

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Citation

Sheed, Wilfrid. The Good Word & Other Words. E. P. Dutton, 1978, pt. 1, ch. 12.

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