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The attack on God: two popular books by atheists pick apart religious beliefs.(The God Delusion; Letter to a Christian Nation)(Book review)
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National Catholic Reporter
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February 9, 2007| Author:
Williams, Bill
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THE GOD DELUSION By Richard Dawkins Houghton Mifflin, 406 pages, $27
LETTER TO A CHRISTIAN NATION By Sam Harris Knopf, 96 pages, $16.95
Two new books by atheists have marched up the bestseller lists while encountering hostility from religious adherents.
The God Delusion by Richard Dawkins and Letter to a Christian Nation by Sam Harris pick apart religious beliefs and, more broadly, attack the very idea of spiritual faith.
Mr. Dawkins, an...