Atheist Manifesto : The Case Against Christianity, Judaism, and Islam (Paperback)

from cdogzilla

Informed and fun, with the occasional lapse into that irritating (peculiarly French?) po-mo lit-crit mumbo-jumbo, but definitely worth reading. Now I want to learn more about Christovao Ferreira and Jean Meslier.

from LynleyS

If you've already read Dawkins' The God Delusion, the style of this book may be a little unexpected. Perhaps it's the French translation - I was slightly annoyed by the exclamatory style - do French authors make use of more exclamation marks? I feel this style of writing detracts from any argumen...

from knightlight777

This is the type of book I "believe" one has to read several times to absorb the vast array of ideas expressed. Obviously "true believers" of the garden variety religions will not touch this small tome. Of course if they are looking for material to fuel their fires of righteous indignation they w...

from elimatta

On a second reading after a few years, I have revised my opinion. I think I can see its weaknesses now, There are some factual assertions which are simply false. Among some examples, he states that no Christian or Muslim thinkers condemn the violence and misogyny so evident in the churches and mo...

from amandrake

This is a good medium-depth overview for the intelligent person whose philosophical background is spotty (for example, me). It doesn't go into great detail but does go beyond the historical. As an unbeliever myself, I find much of his argument easy to grasp, though on several occasions I disagree...