Ebook: The Young Atheist's Handbook: Lessons for Living a Good Life Without God

Growing up in a strict Muslim community in south-east London, Alom Shaha learnt that religion was not to be questioned. Reciting the Qur'an without understanding what it meant was simply a part of life; so, too, was obeying the imam and enduring beatings when he failed to attend the local mosque. But Alom was more drawn to science and its power to illuminate. As a teen, he lived between two worlds: the home controlled by his authoritarian father, and a school alive with books and ideas. In a charming blend of memoir, philosophy and science, Alom explores the questions about faith and the after.;Cover; Praise; Title Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; Epigraph; FOREWORD; INTRODUCTION : BRINGING HOME THE BACON; ONE : THE DAY GOD DIED; TWO : BEING GOOD; THREE : ESCAPE TO NARNIA; FOUR : COCONUT; FIVE : GOD IS LOVE; SIX : MY FATHER'S SON; SEVEN : LET THERE BE LIGHT; EIGHT : KAFIR; EPILOGUE; NOTES; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; Also published by Biteback; Copyright.