Letter to a Christian Nation
In response to The End of Faith, Sam Harris received thousands of letters from Christians excoriating him for not believing in God. Letter to A Christian Nationis his reply. Using rational argument, Harris offers a measured refutation of the beliefs that form the core of fundamentalist Christianity. In the course of his argument, he addresses current topics ranging from intelligent design and stem-cell research to the connections between religion and violence. In Letter to a Christian Nation, Sam Harris boldly challenges the influence that faith has on public life in our nation.
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- 1. Animal Farm by George Orwell
2. Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes [1]
3. Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus by Mary Shelley
4. I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette Mccurdy
5. Letter to a Christian Nation by Sam Harris
6. Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe [2]
7. Cosmos by Carl Sagan
8. The Greatest Show on Earth: The Evidence for Evolution by Richard Dawkins [3]
9. A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson
10. The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness by Michelle Alexander [4]
11. The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka
12. Billions and Billions: Thoughts on Life and Death at the Brink of the Millennium by Carl Sagan [5][6][7]
13. Outgrowing God: A Beginner’s Guide to Atheism by Richard Dawkins
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- Animal Farm by George Orwell
Night by Elie Wiesel
The End of Faith: Religion, Terror, and the Future of Reason by Sam Harris
Letter to a Christian Nation by Sam Harris
Lying by Sam Harris
The Road by Cormac McCarthy
Cosmos by Carl Sagan.
The Greatest Show on Earth: The Evidence for Evolution by Richard Dawkins
A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson
Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor Frankl
Mortality by Christopher Hitchens
The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness by Michelle Alexander
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- Thanks for this question!
I'm not reading anything at the moment since I'm taking a break and watching season one of Deadwood and also re-watching season one of Boston Legal.
But when I'm done, I plan to re-read "The Cold War A Very Short Introduction" by Robert J. McMahon. I read it about five years ago and it's time to read it again.
Having said that, I can't pass on this opportunity to share the books I've read (some are re-reads) thus far this year that I recommend. I'll just list them while saying that they all come highly recommended by me.
In the famous words of Frank Zappa - So many books, so little time.
1. The End of Faith: Religion, Terror, and the Future of Reason by Sam Harris
2. Letter to a Christian Nation by Sam Harris
3. Lying by Sam Harris
4. The Road by Cormac McCarthy
5. Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe
6. Cosmos by Carl Sagan.
7. The Greatest Show on Earth: The Evidence for Evolution by Richard Dawkins
8. A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson
9. Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor Frankl
10. Mortality by Christopher Hitchens
11. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J. K. Rowling
12. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J. K. Rowling
13. The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness by Michelle Alexander
14. The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka
15. Billions and Billions: Thoughts on Life and Death at the Brink of the Millennium by Carl Sagan
16. Outgrowing God: A Beginner’s Guide to Atheism by Richard Dawkins
- After being forced into evangelical Christianity at a young age, no 2 books were more eye-opening and life-changing for me than:
Letter To A Christian Nation - Sam Harris The God Delusion - Richard Dawkins
The moment you realize you've been lied to your whole life is horrific and liberating ... it's hard to describe. Took many years to "let go" but i don't think it would have been possible without these 2 books for me.
- "Letter to a Christian Nation" (96 pgs) addressed many of the problems I had with my Christian upbringing and allowed me to finally be comfortable with the idea of giving it up. I have been much happier since reading it.
- I totally agree with you, and I think everyone commenting on this thread should stop and read Sam Harris's "Letter to a Christian Nation". It pretty much covers all the questions being asked here.
