In this wide-ranging interview, leading Marxist literary critic Terry Eagleton discusses the intersection between faith, martyrdom and sacrifice in a post 9/11 age from Richard Dawkins to Sam Harris and the New Athiests.

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Terry Eagleton: Terry Eagleton is a Marxist literary critic and public intellectual, widely recognized as a mainstay of British academia. He has published over forty books on topics ranging from Samuel Richardson to banality of evil in his On Evil. His last book, Radical Sacrifice, examines the concept of sacrifice, drawing on biblical sources and modern interpretations alike. His latest, Humour, reflects on the nature of comedy and the function it serves.

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