Religion and the new atheism : a critical appraisal

Author(s)

• Amarasingam, Amarnath

Bibliographic Information

Religion and the new atheism : a critical appraisal

edited by Amarnath Amarasingam

（Studies in critical social sciences, v. 25 . Studies in critical research on religion ; v. 1）

Brill, 2010

Note

Includes bibliographical references (p. [237]-249) and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

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 goals of the new atheism so that readers can become more informed of some of the debates with which the new atheists inevitably and, at times unknowingly, engage. Contributors include Richard Harries, Reza Aslan, Amarnath Amarasingam, Robert Platzner, Jeffrey Robbins, Christopher Rodkey, Rory Dickson, Steve Fuller, William Sims Bainbridge, William A. Stahl, Stephen Bullivant, Michael Borer, Richard Cimino, Christopher Smith, Gregory R. Peterson, Jeff Nall, Ryan Falcioni, and Mark Vernon. Studies in Critical Research on Religion, vol. 1

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements Foreword, Richard Harries Preface, Reza Aslan Introduction: What is the New Atheism?, Amarnath Amarasingam I. Religion and the New Atheism Judaism and Atheism: The Challenge of Secular Humanism, Robert Platzner Beating 'God' to Death: Radical Theology and the New Atheism, Jeffrey Robbins and Christopher Rodkey Religion as Phantasmagoria: Islam in The End of Faith, Rory Dickson II. Science and the New Atheism What Has Atheism Ever Done for Science?, Steve Fuller Cognitive Science and the New Atheism, William Sims Bainbridge III. Sociology and the New Atheism One-Dimensional Rage: The Social Epistemology of the New Atheism and Fundamentalism, William A. Stahl The New Atheism and Sociology: Why Here? Why Now? What Next?, Stephen Bullivant The New Atheism and the Secularization Thesis, Michael Borer The New Atheism and the Empowerment of American Freethinkers, Richard Cimino and Christopher Smith IV. Philosophy, Ethics and the New Atheism Ethics, Out-Group Altruism, and the New Atheism, Gregory R. Peterson Disparate Destinations, Parallel Paths: An Analysis of Contemporary Atheist and Christian Parenting Literature, Jeff Nall Is God a Hypothesis? The New Atheism, Contemporary Philosophy of Religion, and Philosophical Confusion, Ryan Falcioni Afterword, Mark Vernon About the Authors References Index

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Details

• NCID: BB15710011
• ISBN:
  • 9789004185579
• LCCN: 2010015918
• Country Code: ne
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: Leiden ; Boston
• Pages/Volumes: xv, 253 p.
• Size: 25 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : BL2747.3
  • DC22 : 211/.8
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Atheism
  • LCSH : Religion -- Controversial literature -- History and criticism
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BA70442845