Forbidden Fruit

Is it possible to live the good life and be a responsible moral agent without belief in religion? Paul Kurtz affirms that it is. At a time when fundamentalist right-wing forces deny this possibility, Forbidden Fruit provides a much-needed corrective. Kurtz maintains that it is only by breaking the bonds of theistic illusion -- eating the "forbidden fruit" from the tree of knowledge of good and evil -- that we can move on to a new stage of creative development, discovering significant moral values to guide conduct that is both self-reliant and considerate of the rights of others.

"An approriate challenge to current trends in religion and politics". -- Booklists