Since war has become sacred again and praying politicians are calling for crusades, there is talk everywhere of a resurgence of religion. Sam Harris examines the relationship between religion and violence with a clear-eyed perspective. Free from the widespread theistic blindness, he investigates the roots of Islamist terror. Here, someone articulates what others hardly dare to think anymore, finally an author who knows how to distinguish between religion and spirituality. A wake-up call in a time of faith-induced darkness.