- Christianity, Controversial literature, Free thought, Philosophy
**Why I Am Not a Christian** is an essay by the British philosopher *Bertrand Russell*. Originally a talk given 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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- Author
- Bertrand Russell
- First published
- 1927
- Pages
- 225
- Publisher
- Haldeman-Julius Publications, Rowohlt Verlag, Watts & Co
- Editions
- 17
- Language
- English, German
- ISBN
- 9780415325103
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“AS YOUR Chairman has told you, the subject about which I am going to speak to you tonight is "Why I Am Not a Christian."”
Bertrand Arthur William Russell (18 May 1872 – 2 February 1970) was a British philosopher, logician, mathematician, historian, and social critic.
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