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Why I am not a Christian: and Other Essays on Religion and Related Subjects
by Bertrand Russell
I should start with saying I am a Bertrand Russell admirer.
This collection covers essays from late 1920s to the 1940s. Many of the points he makes in the different entries are relevant today, his warnings around religious fanaticism, wrapped in nationalism, are invariably on target.
A couple of items do feel dated, social and scientific change advanced after his dead. Based on how his views changed and adjusted to new discoveries and realities during his lifetime, I believe he would have updated those points today.
The appendix covers in detail the prosecution he received when he was offered a position at a college in NY, with a detailed analysis of the legal argument against him.
This collection covers essays from late 1920s to the 1940s. Many of the points he makes in the different entries are relevant today, his warnings around religious fanaticism, wrapped in nationalism, are invariably on target.
A couple of items do feel dated, social and scientific change advanced after his dead. Based on how his views changed and adjusted to new discoveries and realities during his lifetime, I believe he would have updated those points today.
The appendix covers in detail the prosecution he received when he was offered a position at a college in NY, with a detailed analysis of the legal argument against him.