Atheism in its missionary discourse today—a state of liberation from illusion, a triumph of reason, and an overwhelming joy in the heart… But in reality, it is something else, terrifying… It is a declaration of the death of reason, soul, and hope… It is a triumph of barren end, and perpetual mourning for the self; for there is no harvest for nihilism other than misery… In this book, atheism confronts itself in the mirror of its worldview; so truths and promises appear as they are in a world that rejects falsification and gratuitous embellishment… Here, atheism testifies against itself through the words of its most prominent philosophers in recent centuries, and declares its truth with the words of its most famous fierce defenders in the West… Here, the atheist confronts the claim of truthfulness and consistency in his worldview, and stands before a large mirror that shows great features and precise details; to find himself asking: Is atheism a possible existential claim, or is it an illusion incapable of life and coexistence?