I think it's a fairly recent release... Borders didn't have it in when i asked... they didn't even have it on system and they stock nearly everything! I haven't asked in the past 2 weeks though. I'll see if I can find out when it was released by googling.
Amazon have it.
Here's a review from Amazon:
Hedges is clear from the outset: there is nothing inherently moral about being either a believer or a nonbeliever. He goes a step further by accusing atheists of being as intolerant, chauvinistic, bigoted, anti-intellectual, and self-righteous as their archrivals, religious fundamentalists; in other words, as being secular versions of the religious Right. Like best-selling atheists Christopher Hitchens, Richard Dawkins, and Daniel Dennett, Hedges is disgusted with the Christian Right, going so far as to call it the most frightening mass movement in American history. Even more disturbing for Hedges, however, is the notion, which many atheists and liberal churchgoers share, that as a species humanity can progress morally. There is nothing in human nature or human history to support the idea, Hedges maintains, nor that the flaws of human nature will ever be overcome. He discusses the dark sides of the Enlightenment, Darwinism, consumer culture, the justifications for America’s wars (including in Vietnam and now Iraq), and obsession with celebrity, among other equally hot topics. His purpose in this small, thought-provoking book is, he says, to help Americans, in particular, accept the limitations of being human and, ultimately, face reality. --June Sawyers
Last edited by Bathsheba; April 14th, 2009 at 03:48 PM.
"Chris Hedges reminds us that the point of religion is not to make us disdain those who think differently but rather to help us become decent, responsive, and moral human beings." - 0, The Oprah Magazine (O, the Oprah magazine )
I would take that further and suggest that the point of religion is to foster understanding of the human condition and to be slow to judge those on different life paths... believer or non-believer... Doubting Thomas surely is meant to teach us (Christians) something?!
Haven't read it yet but still most definitely plan to! I got quite a few books for my birthday but thanks for the reminder... have you managed to get a copy? The next time Borders has a relevant email voucher I plan to buy a copy.
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