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A variety of prominent overseas authors have made significant contributions to the general public conversation on belief and religion, but Australians have been somewhat less heard. This book aims to change that, providing a diverse and entertaining read that canvasses political, philosophical, social and cultural realms of belief and religion.

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Includes a foreword by STEPHEN FRY

'A classic for our time...And all time.' - Michael Shermer

'The words of Hitchens, Dawkins, Harris and Dennett are needed more than ever.

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Can secularism offer us moral, aesthetic, and spiritual satisfaction Or does the secular view simply affirm a dog-eat-dog universe At a time when the issues of religion, evolution, atheism, fundamentalism, Darwin, and science fill headlines and invoke controversy, The Joy of Secularism provides a balanced and thoughtful approach for understanding

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Exploring the rise of atheism as an explicit philosophical position, Hyman traces its development in the ideas of Descartes, Locke and Berkeley. He 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.

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Exploring the rise of atheism as an explicit philosophical position, Hyman traces its development in the ideas of Descartes, Locke and Berkeley. He 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.

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A widely admired religion writer celebrates agnosticism as the most vibrant, engaging - and ultimately the most honest - stance toward the mysteries of existence.

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They found her heaped in a shallow grave, sawed up, and burned. Thus ended Madalyn Murray O'Hair, the articulate atheist bitch whose 1963 US Supreme Court case ended school prayer.

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An overview essay and approximately 50 alphabetically arranged reference entries explore the background and significance of atheism and agnosticism in modern society.

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Although most historians have sought the roots of atheism in the history of "free thought," Alan Charles Kors contends that attacks on the existence of God were generated above all by the vitality and controversies of orthodox theistic culture itself. In this first volume of a planned two-volume inquiry into the sources and nature of atheism, he sh

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Investigating what the atheists mean when they use the words 'atheism' and 'God', this book explores the differences and similarities between 'old' and 'new' atheism, and places atheism of either variety in context by examining the naturalistic worldview that grounds it. It also examines various arguments against God-belief.

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Investigating what the atheists mean when they use the words 'atheism' and 'God', this book explores the differences and similarities between 'old' and 'new' atheism, and places atheism of either variety in context by examining the naturalistic worldview that grounds it. It also examines various arguments against God-belief.

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Atheist Persona is a summary of the most recent research on the subject of atheism. In an effort to create a more courteous dialogue between theists and atheists, this book acknowledges that while there are reasons for believing in God, there are also reasons for not believing in God.

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How do we find meaning for our lives Can this faith help us deal with today's worldwide hatred and injustice Does treating everyone with dignity and respect include mass murderers
Becoming a Unitarian Universalist applies our principles to specific questions like these. Episodes of Crawford's life illustrate most of the twenty short essays.

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As western secularism experiences a crisis of confidence, where may we look for guidance as to the way forward Confronting Secularism in Europe and India shows western thinking may be inspired by Indian conceptions to develop its own secular trajectory as one way of addressing the most pressing problems of contemporary times.

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Bringing a variety of voices together, this book attempts to find the common ground among the varieties of religious (and nonreligious) experience today through culture and art and beauty and conversation.

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Provides an important reading of Edward W Said's work, emphasizing not only the distinction but also the fuzzy borders between representations of the religious and the secular found within and throughout his oeuvre and at the core of some of his most customary rhetorical strategies.