The evolution of atheism : the politics of a modern movement /

The evolution of atheism : the politics of a modern movement /

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Author / Creator:	LeDrew, Stephen, author.
Imprint:	New York : Oxford University Press, [2016] ©2016
Description:	1 online resource (x, 262 pages)
Language:	English
Subject:	Atheism. Atheism.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/12540437

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ISBN:	9780190225186 0190225181 9780190225209 0190225203 9780190225179 0190225173
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 221-256) and index. Print version record.
Summary:	This is a study of contemporary organised atheism as a fundamentally political phenomenon that is internally divided on ideological grounds, positioning atheism as one ideology and identity marker within the broad network of organisations collectively constituting the secular movement. This movement, which has existed since the nineteenth century, came to life in the early twenty-first century with the emergence of the New Atheism, an aggressive assault on religion led by thinkers such as Richard Dawkins, Sam Harris, and Christopher Hitchens.
Other form:	Print version: LeDrew, Stephen. Evolution of atheism. New York : Oxford University Press, [2016] 9780190225179

Table of Contents:

The evolution of atheism
The New Atheism
A light in a dark jungle
The secular movement
The moral minority
Purists, freethinkers, and bridge builders: Tensions at the grassroots
The atheist right
Conclusion: A radiating bush.