His narrative leans briskly and unrelentingly forward, subverting an unsettling all kinds of complacencies, religious and otherwise.
in its profane interrogation of the sacred, it achieves a kind of joyous impudence. "Hitchens has somehow turned out an atheist book that, whatever one's stance on divine providence, is thoroughly enjoyable. And God should be flattered: unlike most of those clamoring for his attention, Hitchens treats him like an adult." - New York Times Book Review Hitchens has outfoxed the Hitchens watchers by writing a serious and deeply felt book, totally consistent with his beliefs of a lifetime. "An impressive and enjoyable attack on everything so many people hold dear. As Hitchens sees it, you needn't get the blues once you discover the heavens are empty. In the place of religion, Hitchens offers the promise of a new enlightenment through science and reason, a realm in which hope and wonder can be found through a strand of DNA or a gaze through the Hubble Telescope. Christopher Hitchens, in full Christopher Eric Hitchens, (born April 13, 1949, Portsmouth, Englanddied December 15, 2011, Houston, Texas, U.S.), British American author, critic, and bon vivant whose trenchant polemics on politics and religion positioned him at the forefront of public intellectual life in the late 20th and early 21st centuries. It is a distortion of our origins and the cosmos. It is a cause of sexual repression, violence, and ignorance. "We made God." He explains the ways in which religion is immoral: We damage our children by indoctrinating them. Whether youre a lifelong believer, a devout atheist, or someone who remains uncertain about the role of religion in our lives, this insightful manifesto. With his unique brand of erudition and wit, Hitchens describes the ways in which religion is man-made.
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