Author | Peter Hitchens |
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Language | English |
Subject | Religion, autobiography |
Genre | Apologetics |
Publisher | Continuum (UK); Zondervan (US) |
Publication date | 15 March 2010 (UK); 1 May 2010 (US) |
Publication place | United Kingdom |
Pages | 256 |
ISBN | 1-4411-0572-7 (UK); 0310320313 (US) |
Preceded by | The Broken Compass |
Followed by | The War We Never Fought |
The Rage Against God (subtitle in US editions: How Atheism Led Me to Faith) is the fifth book by Peter Hitchens, first published in 2010. The book describes Hitchens's journey from atheism, far-left politics, and bohemianism to Christianity and conservatism, detailing the influences on him that led to his conversion. The book is partly intended as a response to God Is Not Great, a book written by his brother Christopher Hitchens in 2007.
Peter Hitchens, with particular reference to events which occurred in the Soviet Union, argues that his brother's verdict on religion is misguided, and that faith in God is both a safeguard against the collapse of civilisation into moral chaos and the best antidote to what he views as the dangerous idea of earthly perfection through utopianism.