Why I Am Not a Christian
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Why I Am Not a Christian is an influential 1927 essay and later book by philosopher Bertrand Russell that critiques Christian doctrine and organized religion from a rationalist and skeptical perspective.
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| instanceOf |
book
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essay → |
| advocates |
freethought
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secular ethics → |
| associatedWith |
religious skepticism
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secular humanism → |
| author |
Bertrand Russell
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| basedOn |
lecture delivered by Bertrand Russell
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| countryOfOrigin |
United Kingdom
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| criticizes |
Christian doctrine
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arguments for the existence of God → church institutions → moral teachings attributed to Jesus → organized religion → |
| form |
essay collection
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| genre |
atheist literature
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philosophical essay → religion critique → |
| hasForm |
essay text
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printed book → |
| hasTheme |
conflict between religion and reason
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critique of religious authority → intellectual independence → morality without religion → |
| includedIn |
Bertrand Russell bibliography
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| influenced |
20th-century secular humanism
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modern atheist movements → |
| language |
English
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| literaryPeriod |
modernist era
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| mainSubject |
Christianity
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agnosticism → atheism → ethics → philosophy of religion → religion → |
| notableFor |
popularizing philosophical criticism of religion
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systematic critique of Christianity → |
| perspective |
rationalist
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skeptical → |
| philosophicalPositionExpressed |
agnosticism about God
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rejection of organized religion → |
| philosophicalTradition |
analytic philosophy
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| publicationYear |
1927
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| publisher |
George Allen and Unwin
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| targetAudience |
general educated readership
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| timePeriod |
20th century
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| workOf |
Bertrand Russell
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Bertrand Russell
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Bertrand Russell → |
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