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Why I Am Not a Christian

essay by Bertrand Russell advocating atheism
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Why I Am Not a Christian

Summary

Why I Am Not a Christian is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (730 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Why I Am Not a Christian authored Bertrand Russell[3].
  • Why I Am Not a Christian's instance of is recorded as literary work[4].
  • Why I Am Not a Christian's genre is non-fiction literature[5].
  • Why I Am Not a Christian's genre is essay[6].
  • Why I Am Not a Christian's language of work or name is recorded as English[7].
  • Why I Am Not a Christian's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom[8].
  • Why I Am Not a Christian was published on 1957[9].
  • Why I Am Not a Christian's main subject is religion[10].
  • Why I Am Not a Christian's main subject is Christianity[11].
  • Why I Am Not a Christian's main subject is atheism[12].
  • Why I Am Not a Christian's work available at URL is recorded as https://users.drew.edu/~jlenz/whynot.html[13].
  • Why I Am Not a Christian's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Why I Am Not a Christian'}[14].
  • Why I Am Not a Christian's title is recorded as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Warum ich kein Christ bin'}[15].
  • Why I Am Not a Christian's title is recorded as {'lang': 'eo', 'text': 'Kial mi ne estas kristano'}[16].
  • Why I Am Not a Christian's title is recorded as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Por qué no soy cristiano'}[17].
  • Why I Am Not a Christian's title is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Pourquoi ne suis-je pas chrétien ?'}[18].
  • Why I Am Not a Christian's title is recorded as {'lang': 'it', 'text': 'Perché non sono cristiano'}[19].
  • Why I Am Not a Christian's title is recorded as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Waarom ik geen christen ben'}[20].
  • Why I Am Not a Christian's title is recorded as {'lang': 'bn', 'text': 'হোয়াই আই এম নট এ ক্রিশ্টিয়ান'}[21].
  • Why I Am Not a Christian's title is recorded as {'lang': 'el', 'text': 'Γιατί δεν είμαι Χριστιανός'}[22].
  • Why I Am Not a Christian's title is recorded as {'lang': 'fa', 'text': 'چرا مسیحی نیستم'}[23].
  • Why I Am Not a Christian's title is recorded as {'lang': 'hr', 'text': 'Zašto nisam kršćanin'}[24].
  • Why I Am Not a Christian's title is recorded as {'lang': 'hy', 'text': 'Ինչու ես քրիստոնյա չեմ'}[25].
  • Why I Am Not a Christian's title is recorded as {'lang': 'ko', 'text': '나는 왜 기독교인이 아닌가'}[26].
  • Why I Am Not a Christian's title is recorded as {'lang': 'lt', 'text': 'Kodėl aš nesu krikščionis'}[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Why I Am Not a Christian authored Bertrand Russell[3].

Publication

Why I Am Not a Christian was released on 1957[9]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[7]. Genres include non-fiction literature[5] and essay[6].

Subject and Themes

Main subjects include religion[10], Christianity[11], and atheism[12].

Why It Matters

Why I Am Not a Christian ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (730 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28]

Related Entities

Bertrand Russell literary work religion United Kingdom

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  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4w ago · Reclus · 2026-07-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Genre → non-fiction literature, essay
    Country of origin → United Kingdom
    Copyright status → copyrighted
    Main subject → religion, Christianity, atheism
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