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Why I am not a Christian: and Other Essays on Religion and Related Subjects
Bertrand Russell
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Description for Why I am not a Christian: and Other Essays on Religion and Related Subjects
Paperback. Why I am not a Christian is considered one of the most blasphemous philosophical documents ever written, and at a time when we have faith schools and wars over religious beliefs, its message today couldn't be more relevant. Series: Routledge Classics. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCF5; HRAB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 292.
While its tone is playful and frivolous, this book poses tough questions over the nature of religion and belief.
Religion provides comfortable responses to the questions that have always beset humankind - why are we here, what is the point of being alive, how ought we to behave? Russell snatches that comfort away, leaving us instead with other, more troublesome alternatives: responsibility, autonomy, self-awareness. He tells us that the time to live is now, the place to live is here, and the way to be happy is to ensure others are happy.
Product Details
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Series
Routledge Classics
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780415325103
SKU
V9780415325103
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About Bertrand Russell
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Reviews for Why I am not a Christian: and Other Essays on Religion and Related Subjects
'Devastating in its use of cold logic.' - The Independent 'The most robust as well as the most witty infidel since Voltaire and he can not fail to sharpen men's sense of what is entailed both in belief and unbelief.' - The Spectator 'What makes the book valuable is life-long uncompromising intellectual honesty.' - Times Literary Supplement 'Devastating ... Read more