Why I am not a Christian

and Other Essays on Religion and Related Subjects

Bertrand Russell, Simon Blackburn

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Routledge
02 February 2004

Philosophy; Analytical philosophy & Logical Positivism; Philosophy of religion

Series: Routledge Classics

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.

By: Bertrand Russell
Introduction by: Simon Blackburn
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: 2nd Revised edition
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 129mm, Spine: 14mm
Weight: 282g
ISBN: 9780415325103
ISBN 10: 0415325102
Series: Routledge Classics
Pages: 256
Publication Date: 02 February 2004
Audience: General/trade , Professional and scholarly , College/higher education , ELT Advanced , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

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