Alain de Botton is the author of the bestsellers “The Art of Travel”, “The Consolation of Philosophy”, “Experiences of Love”. Each of these books is a witty and deeply insightful look at the way of thinking of modern people. In “Religion for Atheists,” the writer addressed the problem that sooner or later every thinking person thinks about—what place does religion occupy in our lives. For many, I’m sure he, religion is, first of all, a way of consolation, a source of inspiration to which humanity owes the greatest collection of cultural monuments. So is it necessary to demand more from religion? Alain de Botton gave a comprehensive, simple and elegant answer to this question in his book.