I enjoyed several of Paulos' previous books, especially Innumeracy but I was more than a little disappointed with this one. It is a very short book, with little or no original thought. I imagine the author purchasing several of the recent books by the New Atheists, reading them over the weekend, then spending the next few days jotting down a few quick thoughts and calling it a book.



There are so many better books on this subject. Try instead any of the following:



The End of Faith: Religion, Terror, and the Future of Reason by Sam Harris



The God Delusion by Richard Dawkins



God Is Not Great: How Religion Poisons Everything by Christopher Hitchens



The New Atheism: Taking a Stand for Science and Reason by Victor J. Stenger



Letting Go of God by Julia Sweeney