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Why I Am Not a Christian

Overview

"Why I Am Not a Christian" is an essay by the British philosopher Bertrand Russell. Originally a talk given on 6 March 1927 at Battersea Town Hall, under the auspices of the South London Branch of the National Secular Society, it was published that year as a pamphlet and has been republished several times in English and in translation.

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Place in the tradition

Part of Bertrand Russell.

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