The failing light -- Estrangement in a strange land -- The origins of modern unbelief -- the curious faiths of anti-heroism -- Sociobabble: the unmaking of the word -- No two equals are alike -- The unholy arts of the anti-heroes -- American schooling: the training of anti-heroes -- Darwin and the descent of man -- Evolution as religion -- The origins and basis of science -- The rightful role of science -- Epilogue: reclaiming our future