In God's Defense: Writings on Atheism

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.

These 16 texts have been newly translated from French, several in their first-ever English translation:

Chapter on God's existence, from 'A Treatise o...