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| Title: | Away with All Gods!
: Unchaining the Mind & Radically Changing the World |
| Author: | Bob Avakian |
| ISBN: | 0976023687 : 9780976023685 |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Size: | 155x230mm |
| Pages: | 255 |
| Weight: | .376 Kg. |
| Published: | IPG (Insight Press) - April 2008 |
| List Price: | 9.99 Pounds Sterling |
| Availability: | In Print |
| Subjects: | History of religion: History of science: Philosophy of religion |
Is believing in gods actually harmful? How has Christianity for centuries served as an ideology of conquest and subjugation? Why is the "Bible Belt" in the U.S. also the "lynching belt"? Why is there a rise of religious fundamentalism throughout the world? In the intensifying conflict between U.S. imperialism and Islamic fundamentalism, is the only choice to take one side or the other? Why is patriarchy and the oppression of women foundational to so many religions? Can people be good without god? These are just some of the questions explored in this provocative work by Bob Avakian. Bringing a unique revolutionary communist voice to the current discourse about god, atheism and morality, Avakian demystifies religious belief and examines how, even in its most progressive interpretations, religion stands in the way of the emancipation of humanity. A thread deeply woven throughout "Away With All Gods!" is the need to fully rupture with all forms of superstition, and to take up instead a truly scientific approach to understanding and transforming reality. Whether you believe in god, or are an agnostic or an atheist, Bob Avakian will challenge you with his powerful critique of long-established traditions and his liberating vision of a radically different world.
Part One: Where Did God Come From... And Who Says We Need God?; Part Two: Christianity, Judaism, and Islam -- Rooted in the Past, Standing In the Way of the Future; Part Three: Religion -- A Heavy, Heavy Chain; Part Four: God Does Not Exist -- We Need Liberation Without Gods; Index.
