July 15, 2007
Atheism: The Rise of a New Subcategory in Religion
The dominant role of religion in politics and culture in recent years has produced a backlash, evidenced by the rise of a new subcategory—the anti-religion books. The past two years have brought a striking number of impassioned critiques of religion—any religion, but Christianity in particular—and calls for a return to reason rather than faith as a guiding principle.
Sarah Crichton, co-author of A Mighty Heart, and a distinguished group of panelists take a gloves-off approach to what they see as the sins of religion. Crichton is joined by Christopher Hitchens, author of God is Not Great: How Religion Poisons Everything, Nica Lalli, author of Nothing: Something to Believe In, and Victor Stenger, scientist and author of God: The Failed Hypothesis. How Science Shows That God Does Not Exist.
Editor’s Note: If you’d like to hear more from Nica Lalli and Victor Stenger, please visit the Authors Studio section of bookexpocast.com. In separate interviews, Lalli and Stenger discussed their new books with us during this year’s BEA Show in New York City.
