Candidate Without a Prayer: An Autobiography of a Jewish Atheist in the Bible Belt
“An entertaining and informative look at America’s culture war from a writer who has been embedded in the front lines.”—Steven PinkerHarvard College Professor of PsychologyHarvard University, and author of The Better Angels of our Nature “Herb Silverman’s autobiography is not an anti-theological treatise. It is, however, a warm, deeply personal, and inspiring tale of one atheist’s travels through life in one of America’s most religion-drenched regions. Silverman ‘plays well’ with believers and nonbelievers who share this core belief: no government official dare treat a person as a second-class citizen because of what she or he believes about God, gods, or the nonexistence of them.”—Reverend Barry LynnExecutive Director of Americans United for Separation of Church and State