The End of Faith

Description

"In The End of Faith, Sam Harris delivers an analysis of the clash between reason and religion in the modern world. He offers a historical tour of our willingness to suspend reason in favor of religious beliefs - even when these beliefs inspire the worst of human atrocities. Harris argues that in the presence of weapons of mass destruction we cannot expect to survive our religious differences indefinitely. Most controversially, he argues that "moderation" in religion poses considerable dangers of its own, as the accomodation we have made to religious faith in our society now blinds us to the role that faith plays in perpetuating human conflict." "While warning against the encroachment of organized religion into world politics, Harris draws on insights from neuroscience, philosophy, and Eastern mysticism to deliver a call for a truly modern foundation for ethics and spirituality that is both secular and humanistic."--BOOK JACKET.

First Sentence

THE young man boards the bus as it leaves the terminal.

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Other Editions

• The End of Faith: Religion, Terror, and the Future of ReasonHardcoverW.W. Norton & Company2004-08-01
• The End of FaithHardcoverFree Press2005-02-07
• The End of FaithW. W. Norton2005-10-10
• The End of FaithPaperbackFree Association Press2006-01-01
• The End of FaithAudio CDBlackstone Audio Inc.2006-11-15
• The End of FaithAudio CassetteBlackstone Audio Inc.2006-11-15