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Joseph Lewis (1) (1889–1968)

Author of An Atheist Manifesto

For other authors named Joseph Lewis, see the disambiguation page.

13 Works 145 Members 6 Reviews

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Birthdate
1889-06-11
Date of death
1968
Gender
male
Nationality
USA
Places of residence
Montgomery, Alabama, USA (birth)
New York, USA
Occupations
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Organizations
Freethinkers of America

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A powerful indictment of religion--Christianity in particular--but not written in a way that is likely to convert a believer to the truth.
 
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datrappert | 2 other reviews | Apr 6, 2021 |
The author just has an axe to grind against Christianity. This offers no intellectual insight into atheism at all. The alleged facts and quotes the author throws out are not documented, therefore bear no weight to me at all.
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uhnk13 | 2 other reviews | Feb 11, 2014 |
Mostly a little blue book, short and easy to read. Much of the ground is familiar, but the work is well written and passionate. It's very interesting to read these works from the pre-Boomer generation, and realize that they sound nearly identical in idea, content, and form to the books written by the so-called "New Atheists" today. If this author were alive today, no doubt he would be given the modifier of "militant", though the work is anything but militant in tone or creed. It is, in fact, calling for a much kinder, gentler world. Overall, not a bad read, and only takes about an hour.… (more)
 
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Devil_llama | 2 other reviews | Oct 4, 2011 |
Although the author has clearly been influenced by Robert Ingersoll, he is unable to muster the smooth prose, and the book plods along in a rather turgid manner.
 
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Devil_llama | Apr 17, 2011 |

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