02373nam 2200613 a 450 991045612960332120200520144314.097866106559220-87586-229-21-280-65592-50-585-45084-6(CKB)111056486858640(EBL)318661(OCoLC)476113960(SSID)ssj0000107112(PQKBManifestationID)11983920(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000107112(PQKBWorkID)10012329(PQKB)11568398(MiAaPQ)EBC318661(Au-PeEL)EBL318661(CaPaEBR)ebr10476675(CaONFJC)MIL65592(OCoLC)437191836(EXLCZ)9911105648685864020030128d2003 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrAtheism as a positive social force[electronic resource] /Raymond W. ConverseNew York Algora Pub.c20031 online resource (244 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-87586-212-8 0-87586-211-X Includes bibliographical references (p. 229-233).The origin of religion : the earliest beliefs -- The early written records -- Modern religion in the Near East and Rome -- Christianity, Persia, and Islam -- Modern religious thought and the birth of atheism -- A redefinition of atheism -- Atheism as a positive social force -- Atheism in the U.S. -- Atheism as the arbiter of social self-interest -- The task of atheism -- Atheism and Islam.Recent disasters have raised new questions concerning the role of religion in society. Converse does not oppose religion per se; he outlines the growth of religion from a modern historical perspective and shows how atheism can be applied as a positive altAtheismHistoryReligionsHistoryElectronic books.AtheismHistory.ReligionsHistory.211/.8Converse Raymond W863548MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910456129603321Atheism as a positive social force2283601UNINA