{"product_id":"2940157940386","title":"In God's Defense: Writings on Atheism","description":"Voltaire waged a 40-year campaign on two fronts - the Catholic Church on one hand, and nascent enlightenment-era atheism on the other. He considered atheism both erroneous and dangerous, writing that \"the finest tribute we can give to our God is to take His defense without anger\" - and these letters, articles, stories and poems are the result. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThese 16 texts have been newly translated from French, several in their first-ever English translation:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter on God's existence, from 'A Treatise on Metaphysics';\u003cbr\u003eChapter on God's existence, from 'Elements of Philosophy of Newton';\u003cbr\u003eA Poem on the Disaster in Lisbon, with Preface (poetry);\u003cbr\u003eThe Cabals: A Call to Peace (poetry);\u003cbr\u003eAn Epistle to the Author of the New Book: 'The Three Impostors' (poetry);\u003cbr\u003eArticles from 'The Philosophical Dictionary': \"Atheist\", \"Atheism\", \"God\", \"Matter\";\u003cbr\u003eArticle from 'Questions on the Encyclopedia': God;\u003cbr\u003eA Homily on Atheism (a speech);\u003cbr\u003eThe Theists' Profession of Faith (a manifesto for deism);\u003cbr\u003eA Letter to the Marquis de Villevieille, Aug. 26, 1768;\u003cbr\u003eA Letter to Prince William of Prussia, Nov. 28, 1770;\u003cbr\u003eMemmius' Letters to Cicero (a fictional correspondence)\u003cbr\u003eThe Story of Johnny: A Wise Man and an Atheist (a novella)","brand":"Kirk Watson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47084254888176,"sku":"2940157940386","price":2.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940157940386_p0.jpg?v=1764106981","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940157940386","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}