Product Description

A hard-hitting polemic against religious fundamentalism -
Foreword by Richard Dawkins

` Thousands of people have written to tell me that I am wrong not to
believe in God. The most hostile of these communications have come from
Christians. This is ironic, as Christians generally imagine that no faith
imparts the virtues of love and forgiveness more effectively than their
own. The truth is that many who claim to be transformed by Christ's love
are deeply, even murderously, intolerant of criticism. While we may want to
ascribe this to human nature, it is clear that such hatred draws
considerable support from the Bible. How do I know this? The most disturbed
of my correspondents always cite chapter and verse.'
So begins Letter to a Christian Nation, Sam Harris's hard-hitting rebuttal
of religious fundamentalism and blind belief . With deceptively simple
arguments, he demolishes the myths on which Christianity was built,
challenges believers to open their eyes to the contradictions of their
faith and warns us of the dangers of America's ever increasing unification
of Church and State.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1569 in Books
• Published on: 2007-02-12
• Binding: Hardcover
• 112 pages

Richard Dawkins
I dare you to read this book ... it will not leave you unchanged. Read it
if it is the last thing you do.

Roger Pemrose
Sam Harris's elegant little book is the most refreshing and
wonderful source of ammunition for those who, like me, hold to no religious
doctrine

Desmond Morris
Sam Harris is a brave, intelligent, clear-sighted author whose brilliant
essay should be read by every adult who has ever believed that a religious
faith can solve the world's problems.

Customer Reviews

Short. Sharp. Powerful. Brilliant.
The real power in this book comes from the arguments put forward. Sam Harris seems to work on a level of pure reason. His words are not the ranting of a fanatic, or zealot - but rather a thoughtful and concerned (and highly moral) point of view from a person who clearly loves his country and is very concerned (and rightly so!) in the direction it seems to be heading.

The book is unequivocally brilliant! I find it hard to imagine a truly open minded believer (if there is such a thing) not feeling truly doubtful of their misguided beliefs after reading this book.
If, however, you don't feel the slightest shaking of your beliefs then congratulations - you are a fundamentalist.

Short, but so is a 1" Punch to the Gut
I did not realise how quick a read this would be: I read the whole thing in an evening!
Harris' writing style relentlessly smashes misconceptions about atheism while at the same time exposing the great fallacies of organised religion. It is lean and intelligent, never apologetic, and always relevant. I can't attest to its effectiveness as a catalyst for critical thought in the mind of a religious person, but I imagine it would give them something to think about. I imagine that the main problem is getting a believer to read it in the first place, although due to its size it is far more accessible than the God Delusion.

Disproportionate Impact
This is only a little book, written in plain language, that you could read in an hour.
But the impact the ideas it contains could have upon your view of the world and mankind will be immense.
An excellent book.