LEADER 04273nam 22008531 450 001 9910974284303321 005 20200513105437.0 010 $a9786612931994 010 $a9780755625352 010 $a0755625358 010 $a9780857730350 010 $a0857730355 010 $a9781282931992 010 $a1282931997 010 $a9781441681331 010 $a1441681337 010 $a9780857718310 010 $a0857718312 010 $a9786000041250 010 $a600004125X 024 7 $a10.5040/9780755625352 035 $a(CKB)2670000000059889 035 $a(EBL)676816 035 $a(OCoLC)693781082 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000473128 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11297850 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000473128 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10437339 035 $a(PQKB)10122828 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC676816 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3422064 035 $a(OCoLC)747951384 035 $a(UtOrBLW)bpp09265649 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3422064 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL293199 035 $a(OCoLC)935242681 035 $a(UtOrBLW)BP9780755625352BC 035 $a(Perlego)919376 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000059889 100 $a20200605d2010 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 12$aA short history of atheism /$fby Gavin Hyman 205 $aFirst edition. 210 1$aLondon :$cI.B. Tauris,$d2010. 215 $a1 online resource (233 p.) 225 1 $aLibrary of Modern Religion ;$vVolume 13 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 08$a9781848851375 311 08$a1848851375 311 08$a9781848851368 311 08$a1848851367 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aCover; Contents; Foreword; Introduction; Chapter 1 - The 'Appearance' of Atheism in Modern History; Chapter 2 - The Development of Atheism in Modern Thought; Chapter 3 - The God that Modern Atheism Rejects; Chapter 4 - The Theological Origins of Modern Atheism; Chapter 5 - Atheism and the Rise of Biblical Criticism; Chapter 6 - Atheism and the Rise of Science; Chapter 7 - Atheism, Evil and Suffering; Chapter 8 - The End of Modernity - The End of Atheism?; Notes; Bibliography; Index 330 $a"The last few years have seen a remarkable surge of popular interest in the topic of atheism. Books about atheism by writers like Richard Dawkins and Christopher Hitchens have figured prominently in bestseller lists and have attracted widespread discussion in the media. The ubiquity of public debates about atheism, especially in conscious opposition to the perceived social threat posed by faith and religion, has been startling. However, as Gavin Hyman points out, despite their prevalence and popularity, what often characterises these debates is a lack of nuance and sophistication. They can be shrill, ignorant of the historical complexity of debates about belief, and tend to lapse into caricature. What is needed is a clear and well informed presentation of how atheistic ideas originated and developed, in order to illuminate their contemporary relevance and application. That task is what the author undertakes here. Exploring the rise of atheism as an explicit philosophical position (notably in the work of Denis Diderot), Hyman traces its development in the later ideas of Descartes, Locke and Berkeley. Drawing also on the work of contemporary scholars like Amos Funkenstein and Michael J Buckley, the author shows that, since in recent theology the concept of God which atheists negate is changing, the triumph of its advocates may not be quite as unequivocal as Hitchens and Dawkins would have us believe."--Bloomsbury Publishing. 410 0$aLibrary of modern religion ;$vVolume 13. 606 $aAtheism$xHistory 606 $aAtheism 606 $aAgnosticism & atheism$2BIC 615 0$aAtheism$xHistory. 615 0$aAtheism. 615 7$aAgnosticism & atheism. 676 $a211.809 676 $a211.8 700 $aHyman$b Gavin$f1974-$01798105 801 0$bUtOrBLW 801 1$bUtOrBLW 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910974284303321 996 $aA short history of atheism$94340714 997 $aUNINA