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The end of faith : religion, terror, and the future of reason

A startling analysis of the clash of faith and reason in today's world, this historical tour of mankind's willingness to suspend reason in favor of religious beliefs, even when those beliefs are used to justify atrocities, asserts that in the shadow of weapons of mass destruction, we can not expect to survive our religious differences indefinitely. Most controversially, argues that moderate lip service to religion only blinds us to the real perils of fundamentalism. Harris also draws on new evidence from neuroscience and insights from philosophy to explore spirituality as a biological, brain-based need, and invokes that need in taking a secular humanistic approach to solving the problems of this world.

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  • "Waarschuwing aan de westerse samenleving tegen de gevaren van religie als broeinest van irrationaliteit en geweld, met een pleidooi voor een redelijke levensbeschouwing die is gebaseerd op empirisch, natuurwetenschappelijk bewijs."
  • "A startling analysis of the clash of faith and reason in today's world, this historical tour of mankind's willingness to suspend reason in favor of religious beliefs, even when those beliefs are used to justify atrocities, asserts that in the shadow of weapons of mass destruction, we can not expect to survive our religious differences indefinitely. Most controversially, argues that moderate lip service to religion only blinds us to the real perils of fundamentalism. Harris also draws on new evidence from neuroscience and insights from philosophy to explore spirituality as a biological, brain-based need, and invokes that need in taking a secular humanistic approach to solving the problems of this world."@en
  • "A startling analysis of the clash of faith and reason in today's world, this historical tour of mankind's willingness to suspend reason in favor of religious beliefs, even when those beliefs are used to justify atrocities, asserts that in the shadow of weapons of mass destruction, we cannot expect to survive our religious differences indefinitely. Most controversially, argues that moderate lip service to religion only blinds us to the real perils of fundamentalism. Harris also draws on new evidence from neuroscience and insights from philosophy to explore spirituality as a biological, brain-based need, and invokes that need in taking a secular humanistic approach to solving the problems of this world."
  • "An analysis of the clash of faith and reason in today's world that offers a historical tour of mankind's willingness to suspend reason in favor of religious beliefs, even when those beliefs are used to justify atrocities. While warning against the encroachment of organized religion into politics, the author draws on insights from neuroscience, philosophy, and Eastern mysticism to call for a truly modern approach to ethics and spirituality that is both secular and humanistic."@en
  • "An analysis of the disparity between faith and logic in modern society examines the willingness to challenge religious-based belief systems throughout history."@en

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  • "Controversial literature"
  • "Controversial literature"@en
  • "Ouvrage de controverse (Descripteur de forme)"

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  • "The end of faith : religion, terror, and the future of reason"@en
  • "The end of faith : religion, terror, and the future of reason"
  • "Van god los : de gevaren van religie en de toekomst van de rede"
  • "The end of faith : religion, terror and the future of reason"
  • "End of Faith : religion, terror, and the future of reason"@en

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