The End of Faith
Religion, Terror, and the Future of Reason
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- Paperback
336 pages
- Release Date
28 February 2006
Summary
This important and timely book delivers a startling analysis of the clash of faith and reason in today’s world. Sam Harris offers a vivid historical tour of mankind’s willingness to suspend reason in favour of religious beliefs, even when those beliefs are used to justify harmful behaviour and sometimes heinous crimes. He asserts that in the shadow of weapons of mass destruction, we can no longer tolerate views that pit one true god against another. Most controversially, he argues that we can…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780743268097 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0743268091 |
| Author: | Sam Harris |
| Publisher: | Simon & Schuster |
| Imprint: | Simon & Schuster |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 336 |
| Edition: | New edition |
| Release Date: | 28 February 2006 |
| Weight: | 248g |
| Dimensions: | 27mm x 198mm x 130mm |
| Series: | Free Press |
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“While one might dispute some of the claims and arguments presented by Harris, the need for a wakeup call to religious liberals is right on the mark.”
About The Author
Sam Harris
Sam Harris is the author of the bestselling books The End of Faith, Letter to a Christian Nation, The Moral Landscape, Free Will, and Lying. The End of Faith won the 2005 PEN Award for Nonfiction. His writing has been published in over fifteen languages. Dr. Harris is cofounder and CEO of Project Reason, a nonprofit foundation devoted to spreading scientific knowledge and secular values in society. He received a degree in philosophy from Stanford University and a PhD in neuroscience from UCLA.
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