Russell on Religion

Bertrand Russell, Louis Greenspan is Professor Emeritus, Department of Religious Studies, McMaster University and former Director of the Bertrand Russell Editorial Project. Stefan Andersson is a research scholar at the Bertrand Russell Archives, McMaster University.

'A volume that all Russell readers will wish to acquire and which gives an excellent introduction to his thinking at the interfaces of religion with philosophy, science, morality and history ... Very stimulating.' - Network

• Introduction PART I Personal statements 1 From 'My Mental Development' and 'Reply to Criticisms' 2 The Free Man's Worship 3 Autobiography: Mystic Illumination 4 What is an Agnostic? PART II Religion and philosophy 5 The Essence of Religion 6 The Essence and Effect of Religion 7 Why I Am Not a Christian 8 The Existence and Nature of God PART III Religion and science 9 Mysticism and Logic 10 Science and Religion 11 Review of Sir Arthur Eddington, The Nature of the Physical World 12 Review of James Jeans, The Mysterious Universe 13 Do Science and Religion Conflict? PART IV Religion and morality 14 Religion and the Churches 15 Inherent Tendencies of Industrialism 16 Has Religion Made Useful Contributions to Civilization? 1 7 The Sense of Sin PART V Religion and history 18 Introduction to History of Western Philosophy 19 The Religious Development of the Jews 20 Christianity During the First Four Centuries 21 Mohammedan Culture and Philosophy 22 The Reformation and Counter-Reformation