The End of Faith: Religion, Terror, and the Future of Reason Sam Harris WW Norton & Company ISBN: 0-393-32765-5 Non-Fiction, Religion Reviewed by Dr. Tami Brady

The End of Faith: Religion, Terror, and the Future of Reason is one of those books that readers will either absolutely love or absolutely detest. This book takes a serious look at the side effects of religious beliefs both in the past and in the present (with a focus on terrorist activities including 9/11). In these examinations, the author notes that belief, intolerance, and violence seem to be perpetually intertwined.

I think most individuals would agree that much pain and suffering has been done in the name of religious belief, both in the past and in modern times. Of course, while many people find it easy to point to other religions as perpetrators of violent acts, they find it almost impossible to see that their own beliefs are just as potentially dangerous. I don’t know if I agree with the author’s opinion that the only way to solve this deadly dilemma is to get rid of religion entirely. I can see the potential for any system filling this void as having the same explosive potential as people seek questions that aren’t explained by this new set of beliefs. It’s definitely not a simple question and definitely something that each one of us needs to explore in detail.

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