Religion and the new atheism : a critical appraisal

Religion and the new atheism : a critical appraisal / edited by Amarnath Amarasingam.

The term new atheism has been given to the recent barrage of bestselling books written by Richard Dawkins, Sam Harris, Daniel Dennett, Christopher Hitchens, and others. These books and their authors have had a significant media presence and have only grown in popularity over the years. This book bri...

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Other Authors: Amarnath Amarasingam
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2010.
Series:Studies in critical social sciences ; v. 25.
Studies in critical social sciences. Studies in critical research on religion ; v. 1.
Subjects:
Atheism.
Religion > Controversial literature > History and criticism.
atheism.
RELIGION > Atheism.
Atheism
Religion > Controversial literature
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Online Access:Click for online access
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Summary:The term new atheism has been given to the recent barrage of bestselling books written by Richard Dawkins, Sam Harris, Daniel Dennett, Christopher Hitchens, and others. These books and their authors have had a significant media presence and have only grown in popularity over the years. This book brings together scholars from religious studies, science, sociology of religion, sociology of science, philosophy, and theology to engage the new atheism and place it in the context of broader scholarly discourses. This volume will serve to contextualize and critically examine the claims, arguments and.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xv, 253 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 237-249) and index.
ISBN:9789004190535
9004190538
ISSN:1573-4234 ;
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Print version record.

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