The Portable Atheist by Christopher Hitchens

It is not very hard to accept the reasoning behind Christopher Hitchens' own ideas on religion after you've gone through the parade of fascinating works in this book. And they're all set in context and commented upon as only Christopher Hitchens, 'political and literary journalist extraordinaire' ( Los Angeles Times), can.Ītheist? Believer? Uncertain? No matter: The Portable Atheist will speak to you and engage you every step of the way. Mencken, Albert Einstein, Daniel Dennett, Sam Harris, Richard Dawkins, and many others well-known and lesser known. With Hitchens as your erudite and witty guide, you'll be led through a wealth of philosophy, literature, and scientific inquiry, including generous portions of the words of Lucretius, Benedict de Spinoza, Charles Darwin, Karl Marx, Mark Twain, George Eliot, Bertrand Russell, Emma Goldman, H. And they’re all set in context and commented upon as only Christopher Hitchens political and literary journalist extraordinaire ( Los Angeles Times).Ītheist? Believer? Uncertain? No Matter: the Portable Atheist will speak to you and engage you every step of the way.From the number-one New York Times best-selling author of God Is Not Great, a provocative and entertaining guided tour of atheist and agnostic thought through the ages with never-before-published pieces by Salman Rushdie, Ian McEwan, and Ayaan Hirsi Ali.Ĭhristopher Hitchens continues to make the case for a splendidly godless universe in this first-ever gathering of the influential voices past and present that have shaped his side of the current (and raging) God/no-god debate.

With Hitchens as your erudite and witty guide, you’ll be led through a wealth of philosophy, literature, and scientific inquiry, including generous portions of the words of Lucretius, Benedict de Spinoza, Charles Darwin, Karl Marx, Mark Twain, George Eliot, Bertrand Russell, Emma Goldman, H.L.

From the #1 New York Times best-selling author of God Is Not Great, a provocative and entertaining guided tour of atheist and agnostic thought the ageswith never-before-published pieces by Salman Rushdie, Ian McEwan, and Ayaan Hirsi Ali.Ĭhristopher Hitchens continues to make the case for a splendidly godless universe in this first-ever gathering of the influential voices past and present that have shaped his side of the curret (and raging) God/no-god debate.

The Portable Atheist by Christopher Hitchens