{"product_id":"the-end-of-faith-religion-terror-and-the-future-of-reason-9780393035155","title":"The End of Faith: Religion, Terror, and the Future of Reason","description":"This important and timely book delivers a startling analysis of the clash of faith and reason in today's world. Harris offers a vivid historical tour of mankind's willingness to suspend reason in favor of religious beliefs, even when those beliefs are used to justify harmful behavior and sometimes heinous crimes. He asserts that in the shadow of weapons of mass destruction, we can no longer tolerate views that pit one true god against another. Most controversially, he argues that we cannot afford moderate lip service to religion--an accommodation that only blinds us to the real perils of fundamentalism. While warning against the encroachment of organized religion into world politics, Harris also draws on new evidence from neuroscience and insights from philosophy to explore spirituality as a biological, brain-based need. He calls on us to invoke that need in taking a secular humanistic approach to solving the problems of this world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e W. W. Norton \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/01\/2004\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780393035155\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.10lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.46h x 5.74w x 1.11d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Independent Publisher Book Awards - Winner\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Literary Award - Winner\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2004 pg. 526\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/31\/2004 pg. 73\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/15\/2004 pg. 75\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/05\/2004 pg. 19\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eCommonweal\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/04\/2005 pg. 24\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChristianity Today\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2007 pg. 80\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Sam Harris","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36636848947356,"sku":"9780393035155","price":43.34,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_393e90e1-4e53-4875-bc22-6f083d364309.jpg?v=1603843143","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-end-of-faith-religion-terror-and-the-future-of-reason-9780393035155","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}