New York: Basic Books, 2009. — 256 p. Militant atheism is on the rise. Richard Dawkins, Sam Harris, Daniel Dennett, and Christopher Hitchens have dominated bestseller lists with books denigrating religious belief as dangerous foolishness. And these authors are merely the leading edge of a far larger movement–one that now includes much of the scientific community. “The attack on...
W. W. Norton & Company, — 432 p. — ISBN: 978-0393240801. Stephen Greenblatt – Pulitzer Prize– and National Book Award–winning author of The Swerve and Will in the World?investigates the life of one of humankind’s greatest stories. Bolder, even, than the ambitious books for which Stephen Greenblatt is already renowned, The Rise and Fall of Adam and Eve explores the enduring...
Chiarelettere, 2009. — 280 p. "Si ha la sensazione netta che ci si trovi di fronte, tutti, a un potenziale esplosivo inaudito, che deve essere doverosamente portato a conoscenza delle più alte autorità." Lettera riservata di Angelo Caloia, presidente del Consiglio di sovrintendenza dello Ior, al segretario di Stato, cardinale Angelo Sodano. Spericolate operazioni finanziarie...
Crossway Books, 1986. — 143 p. The late Reverend Richard Wurmbrand spent 14 years as a prisoner of the Communist government in Romania, where he was persecuted for his faith in Jesus Christ. His experience led him to spend further years researching Karl Marx and the Communist doctrines he developed. While Communism portrays itself as a noble endeavor for the good of mankind,...
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