Bertrand Russell

and other essays on religion and related subjects

Why I am not a Christian

Why I Am Not a Christian

Gavin

Read my great-grandfather's copy, which felt good in a way I haven't often felt. This is what traditionalists like about tradition, I suppose: long continuity making you feel large.

Erica

This collection of essays about religion, specifically Catholicism, is a manifesto of questions that I have always contemplated, and is invigorating to read because his writing is based in reason. I understand the reasons why I am not Catholic better, having read this book. (Thanks to Olga for lending it to me.)

Siyabonga Buthelezi

london

Jacqueline Wilson

Sang Park

Sara Piteira 

Why I am not a Christian and other religious essays: Am I An Atheist Or An Agnostic?; My Religious Reminiscences;Religion and Metaphysics; Has Religion Made Useful Contributions to Civilization?; How I Came by My Creed; Or, What I Believe; Why I Am a Rationalist. Bertrand Arthur William Russell,18 May 1872–2 February 1970) was a British philosopher, logician, mathematician, historian, writer, social critic and political activist. At various points in his life he considered himself a liberal, a socialist, and a pacifist. In the early 20th century, Russell led the British "revolt against idealism".He is considered one of the founders of analytic philosophy along with his predecessor Gottlob Frege, colleague G. E. Moore, and his protégé Ludwig Wittgenstein. He is widely held to be one of the 20th century's premier logicians. With A. N. Whitehead he wrote Principia Mathematica, an attempt to create a logical basis for mathematics.

Why I am not a Christian and other essays on religion and related subjects

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