 Cover of the first edition | |
| Author | Sam Harris |
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| Language | English |
| Subject | Criticism of religion |
| Publisher | W. W. Norton |
Publication date | August 11, 2004 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (hardcover and paperback) |
| Pages | 349 (paperback) 336 (hardcover) |
| ISBN | 0-7432-6809-1 |
| OCLC | 62265386 |
| Followed by | Letter to a Christian Nation |
The End of Faith: Religion, Terror, and the Future of Reason is a 2004 book by Sam Harris, concerning organized religion, the clash between religious faith and rational thought, and the problem of intolerance that correlates with religious fundamentalism.
Harris began writing the book during what he described as a period of "collective grief and stupefaction" following the September 11, 2001 attacks.[1] The book comprises a general critique of all religious belief.
The book was published August 11, 2004,[2] and it was awarded the PEN/Martha Albrand Award for First Nonfiction the following year.[3] The paperback edition was published in October 2005. In the same month it entered The New York Times Best Seller list at number four, and remained on the list for a total of 33 weeks.[4]
In response to criticism and feedback regarding The End of Faith, Harris wrote Letter to a Christian Nation two years later.
- ^ Adler, Jerry. "The New Naysayers", Newsweek, 2006.
- ^ "End of Faith press release" (PDF). samharris.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 27, 2005. Retrieved 27 February 2005.
- ^ PEN American Center, 2005. "The PEN/Martha Albrand Award for First Nonfiction Archived 2006-05-21 at the Wayback Machine."
- ^ Sunday Book Review, 2005-07. New York Times.