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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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Why I Am Not a Christian canonical | 2 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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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 ⓘ |
| basedOn | lecture delivered by Bertrand Russell ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| 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 ⓘ |
| 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 ⓘ |
| influenced |
20th-century secular humanism
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modern atheist movements ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | modernist era ⓘ |
| 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 ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1927 ⓘ |
| publisher |
George Allen & Unwin
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surface form:
George Allen and Unwin
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| targetAudience | general educated readership ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 20th century ⓘ |
| workOf | Bertrand Russell ⓘ |
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subject surface form:
Bertrand Russell