The Rage Against God

How Atheism Led Me to Faith

De: Peter Hitchens

Narrado por: Peter Hitchens

What if notorious atheist Christopher Hitchens, bestselling author of God Is Not Great, had a Christian brother? He does. Meet Peter Hitchens--British journalist, author, and former atheist--as he tells his powerful story for the first time in The Rage Against God.

In The Rage Against God, Hitchens details his personal story of how he left the faith and dramatically returned. Like many of the Old Testament saints whose personal lives were intertwined with the life of their nation, so Peter's story is also the story of modern England and its spiritual decline. The path to a secular utopia, pursued by numerous modern tyrants, is truly paved with more violence than has been witnessed in any era in history.

Peter invites you to witness firsthand accounts of atheistic societies, specifically in Communist Russia, where he lived in Moscow during the collapse of the Soviet Union. Peter brings his work as an international journalist to bear as he shows that the twentieth century--the world's bloodiest--entailed nothing short of atheism's own version of the Crusades and the Inquisition.

The Rage Against God asks and answers the three failed arguments of atheism:

• Are conflicts fought in the name of religion really just conflicts about religion?
• Is it possible to determine what is right and what is wrong without God?
• Are atheist states not actually atheist?

Join Hitchens as he provides hope for all believers whose friends or family members have left Christianity or who are enchanted by the arguments of the anti-religious intellects of our age.

©2010 Peter Hitchens (P)2010 Zondervan

absolutely worthwhile

The author bares with Christian humility, dignity an unflinching view of modern world and self.

Wonderful book

Thoughtful, intelligent and well read. I recommend this highly. The first Peter Hitchens book I read or listened to.

Highly recommended

I HIGHLY RECOMMEND ANYTHING FROM PETER HITCHENS! GREAT READ,
FASCINATING PERFORMANCE VERY ARTICULATE IN SPEECH AND EMOTIONS! 👍👍

Honesty and depth

I enjoyed Peter's book. Although I didn't agree with some of his opinions I found his writing to be honest and uncontrived. In my opinion he doesn't seem to try as hard to sound smart as does his brother Christopher.

I really enjoyed his reciting of the King James bible verses at the beginning of some of the chapters--I love the poetic sound of that particular version and they lend credibility to his understanding of the faith.

This book should be thought more of an autobiography than as a complete counter argument to the athiest "fad" of the moment and to me it was enjoyable as thus.

Jumpy progression, but enjoyable and enlightening.

What did you like best about this story?

Peter is a learned man and an exceptional orator. That much is abundantly clear throughout the book.

What about Peter Hitchens’s performance did you like?

Worth listening to the audiobook over reading it on paper. Peter's inflections and dialect apply very, very well to the words on the pages. He brings a lot of emotion to where mere text could not convey.

Any additional comments?

Easy to follow in the short-term, though it seems to jump from place to place overall. Lot of ground to cover in five hours. I'll have to listen to it again someday.

Hitchens For God!....

Peter, of course, not Chris. A marvelously intelligent and personal counter to his brother's screed against the Christian Faith, Peter Hitchen's Rage Against God is perhaps one of the best apologetics for Christianity for our modern age.

Moving. Beautifully written and read.

By far a better book than Christopher Hitchens God is not great or Dawkins God delusion. Peter delivers in clear and moving words his rebuttal of those volumes and explains how and why the new atheists are infused with the intolerant fury of revolution. An atheist most of my life, I found this a welcome antidote to the disgusting Dawkinsian drivel that has permeated so much of the atheist movement.

Excellent rejoinder to Christopher Hitchens!

Very much enjoyed this book! His knowledge of the Soviet Union appears deep, masterful and well-documented. It is interesting to hear arguments from one who was on the inside of the current atheism. For anyone wishing a rejoinder to Christopher Hitchens’s work, this is it!

Fascinating perspective on atheisms social impact!

What did you love best about The Rage Against God?

Peter Hitchens eloquently articulates his personal observations of atheism as a foundational ideological preference of the totalitarian regime in communist Russia, and puts forward an analytical case for why the same abandonment of Christian principles in modern Europe should be cause for concern. The book is written with poetic brilliance and rational insight, it was an enthralling pleasure to listen to from start to finish.

What did you like best about this story?

Peter offers some unique perspectives on post-war British society, the mentality of the generation that grew up in the wake of the second World War, the contrast between a country that still has vestiges of moral grounding in a transcendent authority and that of a country and society which has long been isolated from such obligations, and intriguing insight into his relationship with his (now late) brother, one of the more salient intellectuals of the New Athiest literature, Christopher Hitchens.

Have you listened to any of Peter Hitchens’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

This is the first book by Peter I have listened too, and I am extremely glad he took it upon himself to be the voice of his own writings - he is very easy to listen to and speaks with authority and dexterity.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

It absolutely was, and that's exactly what I did! Captivated from start to finish!

Any additional comments?

I really was not prepared for how much I would enjoy this book! I recommend it highly and can't wait to indulge in more of his writings.

Excellent book

The author tells an excellent story covering many of the elements that led him to his current belief in God. This is a personal story and not an academic paper. He uses the godless socialism of USSR state among others examples to show what happens in a godless society. This forms the foundation of his argument that people cannot be good without God. Regardless if you believe or disbelieve in the existence of God this book provide an excellent understanding of the bases of belief.