LEADER 00000cam a2200565Ii 4500 001 ocn920859268 003 OCoLC 005 20210410013359.5 006 m o d 007 cr ||||||||||| 008 150909s2016 nyu ob 001 0 eng d 019 931998864|a953455224 020 9780190225186|q(electronic book) 020 0190225181|q(electronic book) 020 9780190225209|q(electronic book) 020 0190225203|q(electronic book) 020 |z9780190225179|q(print) 020 |z0190225173 035 (OCoLC)920859268|z(OCoLC)931998864|z(OCoLC)953455224 040 YDXCP|beng|erda|epn|cYDXCP|dOH1|dOCLCF|dAZU|dQCL|dOIP|dN$T |dVLB|dFIE|dIOG|dWYU|dOCLCQ 049 RIDW 050 4 BL2747.3|b.L4155 2016 072 7 REL|x001000|2bisacsh 082 04 211.8|223 090 BL2747.3|b.L4155 2016 100 1 LeDrew, Stephen,|0https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/ n2015016056|eauthor. 245 14 The evolution of atheism :|bthe politics of a modern movement /|cStephen LeDrew. 264 1 New York :|bOxford University Press,|c[2016] 264 4 |c©2016 300 1 online resource (x, 262 pages) 336 text|btxt|2rdacontent 337 computer|bc|2rdamedia 338 online resource|bcr|2rdacarrier 347 text file|2rdaft 504 Includes bibliographical references (pages 221-256) and index. 505 0 The evolution of atheism -- The New Atheism -- A light in a dark jungle -- The secular movement -- The moral minority -- Purists, freethinkers, and bridge builders: Tensions at the grassroots -- The atheist right -- Conclusion: A radiating bush. 520 8 This is a study of contemporary organised atheism as a fundamentally political phenomenon that is internally divided on ideological grounds, positioning atheism as one ideology and identity marker within the broad network of organisations collectively constituting the secular movement. This movement, which has existed since the nineteenth century, came to life in the early twenty-first century with the emergence of the New Atheism, an aggressive assault on religion led by thinkers such as Richard Dawkins, Sam Harris, and Christopher Hitchens. 588 0 Print version record. 590 eBooks on EBSCOhost|bEBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America 650 0 Atheism.|0https://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/ sh85009109 650 7 Atheism.|2fast|0https://id.worldcat.org/fast/819974 655 4 Electronic books. 776 08 |iPrint version:|aLeDrew, Stephen.|tEvolution of atheism. |dNew York : Oxford University Press, [2016] |z9780190225179|w(DLC) 2015010010|w(OCoLC)907206393 856 40 |uhttps://rider.idm.oclc.org/login?url=http:// search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site& db=nlebk&AN=1201557|zOnline ebook via EBSCO. Access restricted to current Rider University students, faculty, and staff. 856 42 |3Instructions for reading/downloading the EBSCO version of this ebook|uhttp://guides.rider.edu/ebooks/ebsco 901 MARCIVE 20231220 948 |d20210519|cEBSCO|tEBSCOebooksacademic NEW April 9 4115 |lridw 994 92|bRID