
Why I am Not an Atheist
The Confessions of a Sceptical Believer
$54.60
- Hardcover
432 pages
- Release Date
23 March 2026
Summary
Celebrated author Christopher Beha recounts his struggle with the most urgent questions and makes an earnest appeal for readers to seek out answers of their own.
What can I know? What must I do? What may I hope?
Twenty-five years ago, celebrated author Christopher Beha gave up on God. After reading Bertrand Russell’s classic text Why I Am Not a Christian, he became a committed atheist, certain that his days of belief were behind him. A youthful brush with mortality so…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781911764007 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1911764004 |
| Author: | Christopher Beha |
| Publisher: | Ebury Publishing |
| Imprint: | Ebury Vine |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 432 |
| Release Date: | 23 March 2026 |
| Weight: | 652g |
| Dimensions: | 242mm x 164mm x 39mm |
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The book doesn’t just offer us a brilliant portrait of sophisticated faith in the modern age but also gives us a genuinely moving narrative of spiritual longing and love. – Phil Klay, author of Uncertain GroundIn tracing the intellectual genealogy of our superficial metaphysics, Beha clears the way for us to hear the quiet, clear call of … well, of something very large that addresses us. – Matthew B. Crawford, New York Times bestselling author of Shop Class as SoulcraftChristopher Beha’s brilliant memoir takes to heart Saint Augustine’s injunction to ‘read your life.’ A profound and honest book that proves intelligent belief is not an oxymoron, that both faith and doubt can nurture the soul. – Alice McDermott, author of Absolution
About The Author
Christopher Beha
Christopher Beha is the former editor of Harper’s Magazine and the author of four previous books, including The Index of Self-Destructive Acts, which was nominated for the 2020 National Book Award.
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