Eagleton of course is talking about the Cultured Despisers - "Ditchkins."
That the "irreligious know nothing about theology" does not entail that the religious know much about it.
On 9/28/10 11:15 AM, Doug Henwood wrote:
> Ha. Interesting in the light of Terry Eagleton's complaint that the
> irreligious know nothing about theology. In the USA, atheists and
> agnostics know more about religion than the faithful:
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http://pewforum.org/Other-Beliefs-and-Practices/U-S-Religious-Knowledge-Survey.aspx