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Last year, Sam Harris made headlines and topped bestseller lists with his "angry and honest" Letter to a Christian Nation. At its heart, this little book was an atheist complaint against Christians: Harris pointed an accusing finger at the church, telling Christians that they weren't as nice as they thought they were and warning fellow agnostics that the Christians were out to get them. Prominent intellectuals and... 

Anonymous User says: “A pathetic, uninspired rebuttal from an insecure, defensive and petty religious conservative writ...”

 

In The End of Faith, Sam Harris delivers a startling analysis of the clash between reason and religion in the modern world. He offers a vivid, historical tour of our willingness to suspend reason in favor of religious beliefs -- even when these beliefs inspire the worst of human atrocities. 

Kurt says: “Probably the best book on the subject I've ever read. A well written, well researched no-holds-ba...”

 

In The End of Faith, Sam Harris delivers a startling analysis of the clash between reason and religion in the modern world. He offers a vivid, historical tour of our willingness to suspend reason in favor of religious beliefs -- even when these beliefs inspire the worst of human atrocities. 

Carl says: “The one that started it all Harris does a fine job of telling how religions have caused damage to...”

 

Tämä teos on Sam Harrisin analyysi uskonnon ja järjen yhteentörmäyksestä modernissa maailmassa. Harris tarjoaa eloisan historiallisen katsauksen haluumme luopua järjestä uskonnollisten uskomusten hyväksi silloinkin, kun nämä uskomukset johtavat ihmisen julmuuksista kammottavimpiin. Tässä teoksessa Sam Harris varoittaa järjestyneiden uskontojen tunkeutumisesta maailmanpolitiikkaan perustaen näkemyksensä neuro... 

Most of us don't believe we play a part in the decisions made by our government, and this feeling of impotence has led to years of public apathy. The 10th anniversary edition of Reclaiming Our Democracy once again brings to the fore a unique vision to meet this crisis: ordinary people taking extraordinary action, becoming citizen leaders in order to create a democracy "as if people mattered." The story is told th... 

Facebook User says: “a textbook of sorts from RESULTS founder concerning the grassroots lobbyist life that i've come t...”

 

Bringing psychoanalytic theory to bear on the work of Coetzee, Harris, and Morrison, argues that the fundamental task of postcolonial narrative is the work of mourning.