God Is Not Great

God Is Not Great: How Religion Poisons Everything (2007) is Christopher Hitchens’ polemical case against organized religion. Writing with characteristic wit and erudition, Hitchens argues that religious belief has historically fueled violence, suppressed intellectual freedom, and enabled the mistreatment of women and children. He draws on history, science, and literature to challenge the moral authority religions claim for themselves, contending that human ethics and progress don’t require divine sanction. The book became a bestseller and a cornerstone text of the “New Atheism” movement, alongside works by Richard Dawkins, Sam Harris, and Daniel Dennett.