"It should have a place in every school library," says fellow author Philip Pullman on the inside cover of this surprise 2006 bestseller.
He makes his comment on the grounds of the customary "clarity and elegance" of the author's prose and he is right - Dawkins' flowing style certainly does make The God Delusion as accessible a work for young people as for adults. And it is certainly correct that the best use for the book in an educational setting is in the library.
Although sections from chapters eight and nine might make good starters for citizenship classes around issues of religion and society, this is not, on the whole, a book that could be used routinely in the classroom.
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