In The End of Faith, Sam Harris delivers a startling analysis of the
clash between reason and religion in the modern world. He offers a
vivid, historical tour of our willingness to suspend reason in favor of
religious beliefs--even when these beliefs inspire the worst human
atrocities. While warning against the encroachment of organized religion
into world politics, Harris draws on insights from neuroscience,
philosophy, and Eastern mysticism to deliver a call for a truly modern
foundation for ethics and spirituality that is both secular and
humanistic. Winner of the 2005 PEN/Martha Albrand Award for Nonfiction.