The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 307 pages and is available in hardcover format. How religion poisons everything by christopher hitchens audiobook, by abbey beathan. God is not great sometimes stylized as god is not great is a 2007 book by britishamerican author and journalist christopher hitchens, in which he makes a case against organized religion. I do not own any of the audio or visual content of this video. True to its unabashedly blasphemous title, god is not great dishes the dirt on all the major religions of the world, accusing them of high crimes including but certainly not limited to inhuman cruelty, superstition, fabrication, corruption, sexism, racism, and internal contradictions. With a close and erudite reading of the major religious texts, he documents the ways in which religion is a manmade wish, a cause of dangerous sexual repression, and a distortion of our origins. Sam harris, author of the new york times bestsellers the end of faith and letter to a christian nation noted, often acerbic journalist hitchens enters the fray. In his polemical and sometimes bombastic tome, god is not great. With a close and erudite reading of the major religious texts, he documents the ways in which religion. In the tradition of bertrand russells why i am not a christian and sam harris recent bestseller, the end of faith, christopher hitchens makes the ultimate case against religion. Christopher hitchens provides many poignant examples of wrongdoing founded in faith and religion, but this does not imply that everything done by religion is bad. How religion poisons everything by christopher hitchens. He also wrote the international bestsellers god is not. The first edition of this novel was published in 2007, and was written by christopher hitchens.
The depth which hitchens tackles religion and its ramifications is matched by a compelling narrative style that has become the authors signature. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. During the course of a full readthrough, hitchens does indeed prove the subtitle absolutely correct, in every way. God is not great how religion poisons everything by christopher hitchens author author narrator. Christopher hitchens, described in the london observer as one of the most prolific, as well as brilliant, journalists o.
How religion poisons everything complete audiobook trig johnson, phd. It doesnt matter if you follow a specific religion. Nov 21, 2019 in the enduring formulation of christopher hitchens in god is not great 2007. The late, great controversial christopher hitchens was many things, but an embellisher he was not. Unfortunately, the author phrases this as the fallacious religion poisons everything. God is not great how religion poisons everything by christopher hitchens audiobook mirror duration. Jan 30, 2010 putting it mildly chapter i of christopher hitchens critique of religion, god is not great. How religion poisons everything christopher hitchens on. From the opening page he showed his approach with the example of the otherwise apparently admirable christian lady mrs jean watts, who played a pleasant part in hitchens childhood until she overstepped the mark and suggested that god made vegetation green so it would be easier on the human eye. From the opening page he showed his approach with the example of the otherwise apparently admirable christian lady mrs jean watts, who played a pleasant part in hitchens childhood until she overstepped the mark and suggested that god. It attempts to explain the dangerous implications of religious thought and. Just last monday, i got the audio book and started listening to it. Not so much an attack on god as a concept, more of a dismantling of the dogma, ludicrousness and divisive nature of organised religion, at a time in our society when certain religions are above reproach it seems, and to question someones beliefs is held as an affront on a par with a physical assault. Putting it mildly chapter i of christopher hitchens critique of religion, god is not great.
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