
Candidate Without A Prayer
An Autobiography of a Jewish Atheist in the Bible Belt
by Herb Silverman, Richard Dawkins
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Pub Date Jun 15 2012 | Archive Date Jan 02 2013
Pitchstone Publishing | Bookmasters
Description
In this deeply
revealing and engaging autobiography, Herb Silverman tells his
iconoclastic life story. He takes the reader from his childhood as an
Orthodox Jew in Philadelphia, where he stopped fasting on Yom Kippur to
test God's existence, to his adult life in the heart of the Bible Belt,
where he became a legendary figure within America's secular activist
community and remains one of its most beloved leaders. Never one to shy
from controversy, Silverman relates many of his high-profile battles
with the Religious Right, including his decision to run for governor of
South Carolina to challenge the state's constitutional provision that
prohibited atheists from holding public office. Candidate Without a Prayer offers
an intimate portrait of a central player in today's increasingly heated
culture wars. It will be sure to charm both believers and nonbelievers
alike, and will lead all those who care about the separation of church
and state to give thanks.
Herb Silverman is founder and president of the Secular Coalition for America, and Distinguished Professor Emeritus of mathematics at the College of Charleston. He ran for governor of South Carolina in the 1990s to challenge a state law that required religious belief to hold public office. After an eight-year battle, he won a unanimous decision in the South Carolina Supreme Court, which struck down this religious test requirement. Richard Dawkins is a scientist and author of numerous best sellers, including The Magic of Reality, The Greatest Show on Earth, and The God Delusion.
Herb Silverman is founder and president of the Secular Coalition for America, and Distinguished Professor Emeritus of mathematics at the College of Charleston. He ran for governor of South Carolina in the 1990s to challenge a state law that required religious belief to hold public office. After an eight-year battle, he won a unanimous decision in the South Carolina Supreme Court, which struck down this religious test requirement. Richard Dawkins is a scientist and author of numerous best sellers, including The Magic of Reality, The Greatest Show on Earth, and The God Delusion.
Advance Praise
"An entertaining and informative look at America's culture war from a writer who has been embedded in the front lines."
-Steven Pinker
Harvard College Professor of Psychology
Harvard University, and author of The Better Angels of our Nature
-Reverend Barry Lynn
Executive Director of Americans United for Separation of Church and State
Available Editions
EDITION | Hardcover |
ISBN | 9780984493289 |
PRICE | $22.95 (USD) |
PAGES | 255 |