How Long to Read As If God Existed

How Long Does it Take to Read As If God Existed?

It takes the average reader 6 hours and 22 minutes to read As If God Existed by Maurizio Viroli

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

Religion and liberty are often thought to be mutual enemies: if religion has a natural ally, it is authoritarianism--not republicanism or democracy. But in this book, Maurizio Viroli, a leading historian of republican political thought, challenges this conventional wisdom. He argues that political emancipation and the defense of political liberty have always required the self-sacrifice of people with religious sentiments and a religious devotion to liberty. This is particularly the case when liberty is threatened by authoritarianism: the staunchest defenders of liberty are those who feel a deeply religious commitment to it. Viroli makes his case by reconstructing, for the first time, the history of the Italian "religion of liberty," covering its entire span but focusing on three key examples of political emancipation: the free republics of the late Middle Ages, the Risorgimento of the nineteenth century, and the antifascist Resistenza of the twentieth century. In each example, Viroli shows, a religious spirit that regarded moral and political liberty as the highest goods of human life was fundamental to establishing and preserving liberty. He also shows that when this religious sentiment has been corrupted or suffocated, Italians have lost their liberty. This book makes a powerful and provocative contribution to today's debates about the compatibility of religion and republicanism.

How long is As If God Existed?

As If God Existed by Maurizio Viroli is 375 pages long, and a total of 95,625 words.

This makes it 127% the length of the average book. It also has 117% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read As If God Existed Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 8 hours and 42 minutes to read As If God Existed aloud.

What Reading Level is As If God Existed?

As If God Existed is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

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