What is Why I Am Not a Christian?
'''''Why I Am Not a Christian''''' is an [[essay]] by the [[United Kingdom|British]] [[philosophy|philosopher]] [[Bertrand Russell]]. It describes the reasons why Russell does not believe in God and doubts [[religion]]. ==History== At first, a talk given March 6, 1927 at [[Battersea]] Town Hall, at the South London Branch of the [[National Secular Society]]. It was published that year as a [[pamphlet]] and was later published, with other essays, in the book, ''Why I Am Not a Christian: And Other Essays on Religion and Related Subjects'' ({{ISBN|0-671-20323-1}}). ==Related works by other authors== *''[[Why I Am Not a Muslim]]'', by [[Ibn Warraq]], is also critical of the religion in which the author was brought up — in this case, [[Islam]]. The author mentions ''Why I Am Not a Christian'' towards the end of the first chapter, stating that many of its arguments also apply to Islam. *''Why I Am Not a Hindu'', a 1996 book in a similar vein by [[Kancha Ilaiah]], an activist opposed to the [[Indian caste system]]. *''Why I Am Still a Christian'' is a book by Catholic theologian [[Hans Küng]], published in 1987. ==Other websites== * [http://xahlee.org/Periodic_dosage_dir/_p2/why_not_christian.html Complete text with annotations] {{DEFAULTSORT:Why I am not a Christian}} [[Category:British essays]] [[Category:1927 works]]