Culture | Atheism

In search of the ungodly

Two books offer fresh views on humanism

Loving my neighbour as myself

The God Argument: The Case Against Religion and for Humanism. By A.C. Grayling. Bloomsbury; 269 pages; $26 and £16.99. Buy from Amazon.com, Amazon.co.uk

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