Away With All Gods!: Unchaining the Mind and Radically Changing the World
"Forceful, scathing, and timely. While I did not personally agree with everything Bob Avakian has to say in this book, I found his arguments cogently articulated and provocatively put forth. Angry, humorous, provocative, and hopeful in equal measure, this was an enjoyable and engaging read."  —Phil Zuckerman, associate professor of sociology, Pitzer College"Bold, wide-ranging, down-to-earth, provocative. One needn't be a Marxist to learn a lot from this work. I especially like the forthright critique of the obfuscating epistemology of religion, and of religion's appalling consequences for women."  — Laura Purdy, professor, humanities and philosophy, Wells College"Lots of people haven't actually studied what that Bible says. Bob Avakian has. He exposes the hypocritical bullshit. . . . This book is serious reading."  —Eric G., former Black Panther member"May just spearhead a return to the Age of Reason."  —Harry Lennix, actor, instructor"Necessary, critical and timely. . . . Everyone should readAway With All Godsbecause it is necessary, critical and timely, but also because it is a book written with joy and humor."  —John Hutnyk, professor and academic director, Centre for Cultural Studies, Goldsmiths, University of London"His new book opens up a much needed conversation about the role of religion and spiritual belief in the overall fight for justice, along with questions of morality and what it will take to bring about an end to white supremacy and patriarchy."  —Reverend Lennox Yearwood, Jr., president, Hip-Hop Caucus"Whether readers enthusiastically embrace or reject its claims and arguments, [this] is a book that cannot be ignored."  —Peter McLaren, professor, Graduate School of Education and Information Studies, University of California"A wide-ranging and unapologetic four-part critique of the harm caused by religion."  —San Francisco Atheists Newsletter