Candidate Without a Prayer : An Autobiography of a Jewish Atheist in the Bible Belt (Paperback)

from EowynA

This is an autobiographical tale of a Jewish atheist in a very theistic state. He ran for governor specifically to challenge the provision in the South Carolina State Constitution that required all office holders to be Christians. He won, too!-- well, he won the challenge, he did not win the elec...

from gimboid13

Australians are generally not very religious. Our current Prime Minister is an acknowledged atheist. Politicians attempting to promote themselves by pushing their religious views are most often treated with scorn. Candidate Without a Prayer gives an insight into a different world where those seri...

from Daniel.Estes

From a young age Herb Silverman was a freethinker waiting to happen. Being raised by an overprotective mother and an indifferent father, it was only a matter of time before he developed his own critical view of the world. His upbringing certainly helped shape his lifelong pursuit of logic and mat...

from 06nwingert

Herb Silverman was raised in a Jewish family in Philadelphia, but came to reject his religion (and many others) as he grew up. Candidate Without a Prayer is Silverman's autobiography. He shows how and why he gave up on religion and includes lessons on education, love, marriage and life. South Car...

from mybucketlistofbooks

A fun though slight autobiography of Herb Silverman, mathematician and prominent American atheist. Silverman recounts his Jewish upbringing, his career as a mathematics professor, and his late conversion from an apathetic to activist voice for atheism.Some of the most entertaining parts of the bo...