Sam Harris
The End of Faith
Religion, Terror, and the Future of Reason
"A must read for all rational people."
—Alan Dershowitz, professor of law
at Harvard University
SAM HARRIS 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. Natalie Angier wrote in the New York
Times: "The End of Faith articulates the dangers and
absurdities of organized religion so fiercely and so
fearlessly that I felt relieved as I read it, vindicated. . . .
Harris writes what a sizable number of us think, but
few are willing to say."
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.
"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."—
Joseph C. Hough Jr., president of Union Theological
Seminary, New York
SAM HARRIS received his degree in philosophy
from Stanford University. He is now completing
his doctorate in neuroscience. Visit his Web site at
www.samharris.org.
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