A History Of Atheism In Britain
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A History Of Atheism In Britain
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Author : David Berman
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2013-05-02
A History Of Atheism In Britain written by David Berman and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-05-02 with Philosophy categories.
Probably no doctrine has excited as much horror and abuse as atheism. This first history of British atheism, first published in 1987, tries to explain this reaction while exhibiting the development of atheism from Hobbes to Russell. Although avowed atheism appeared surprisingly late – 1782 in Britain – there were covert atheists in the middle seventeenth century. By tracing its development from so early a date, Dr Berman gives an account of an important and fascinating strand of intellectual history.
The History Of The Last Trial By Jury For Atheism In England
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Author : George Jacob Holyoake
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1850
The History Of The Last Trial By Jury For Atheism In England written by George Jacob Holyoake and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1850 with Atheism categories.
The History Of The Last Trial By Jury For Atheism In England A Fragment Of Autobiography
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Author : George Jacob Holyoake
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1850
The History Of The Last Trial By Jury For Atheism In England A Fragment Of Autobiography written by George Jacob Holyoake and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1850 with categories.
The Cambridge History Of Atheism
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Author : Stephen Sebastian Bullivant
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2021
The Cambridge History Of Atheism written by Stephen Sebastian Bullivant and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021 with Atheism categories.
"This short note will look at the history of Greek atheos and words ultimately derived from it (or in some cases modelled on it) in Greek, Latin, English, and a selection of other modern vernacular languages of Western Europe.1 It will concentrate primarily on when each of these words first appeared in each language, with a brief consideration of their meaning. As writers far more expert on the history of atheism show in many places in this volume, investigating the history of atheistic beliefs throughout most of history is plagued by the difficulty that dire (and generally fatal) penalties could be incurred for the avowal of such beliefs. Most of the evidence for words meaning 'atheism', 'atheist', or 'atheistic' comes in the form of accusations levelled against individuals and/or their ideas or beliefs, and in some cases rebuttals of these, in which semantic clarity is often deliberately avoided"--
The History Of The Last Trial By Jury For Atheism In England
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Author : George Jacob Holyoake
language : en
Publisher: Good Press
Release Date : 2019-11-21
The History Of The Last Trial By Jury For Atheism In England written by George Jacob Holyoake and has been published by Good Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-11-21 with Fiction categories.
The author of this fragment of an autobiography was the last person in Britain to be imprisoned on a charge of atheism. He campaigned for a secular society for much of his adult life and became Vice-president of the National Secular Society. This volume is his personal account of his jury trial for atheism.
Anti Atheism In Early Modern England 1580 1720
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Author : Kenneth Sheppard
language : en
Publisher: BRILL
Release Date : 2015-06-02
Anti Atheism In Early Modern England 1580 1720 written by Kenneth Sheppard and has been published by BRILL this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-06-02 with History categories.
Anti-Atheism in Early Modern England traces the emergence and transformation of a distinct apologetic discourse called the confutation of atheism.
Atheists
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Author : Nick Spencer
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date : 2014-05-08
Atheists written by Nick Spencer and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-05-08 with Religion categories.
The clash between atheism and religion has become the defining battle of the 21st century. Books on and about atheism retain high profile and popularity, and atheist movements on both sides of the Atlantic capture headlines with high-profile campaigns and adverts. However, very little has been written on the history of atheism, and this book fills that conspicuous gap. Instead of treating atheism just as a philosophical or scientific idea about the non-existence of God, Atheists: The Origin of the Species places the movement in its proper social and political context. Because atheism in Europe developed in reaction to the Christianity that dominated the continent's intellectual, social and political life, it adopted, adapted and reacted against its institutions as well as its ideas. Accordingly, the history of atheism is as much about social and political movements as it is scientific or philosophical ideas. This is the story not only of Hobbes, Hume, and Darwin, but also of Thomas Aitkenhead hung for blasphemous atheism, Percy Shelley expelled for adolescent atheism, and the Marquis de Sade imprisoned for libertine atheism; of the French revolutionary Terror and the Soviet League of the Militant Godless; of the rise of the US Religious Right and of Islamic terrorism. Looking at atheism in its full sociopolitical context helps explain why it has looked so very different in different countries. It also explains why there has been a recent upsurge in atheism, particularly in Britain and the US, where religion has unexpectedly come to play such a significant role in political affairs. This leads us to a somewhat paradoxical conclusion: we should expect to hear more about atheism in the future for the simple reason that God is back.
Battling The Gods
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Author : Tim Whitmarsh
language : en
Publisher: Faber & Faber
Release Date : 2016-02-02
Battling The Gods written by Tim Whitmarsh and has been published by Faber & Faber this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-02-02 with Religion categories.
How new is atheism? In Battling the Gods, Tim Whitmarsh journeys into the ancient Mediterranean to recover the stories of those who first refused the divinities. Long before the Enlightenment sowed the seeds of disbelief in a deeply Christian Europe, atheism was a matter of serious public debate in the Greek world. But history is written by those who prevail, and the Age of Faith mostly suppressed the lively free-thinking voices of antiquity. Tim Whitmarsh brings to life the fascinating ideas of Diagoras of Melos, perhaps the first self-professed atheist; Democritus, the first materialist; and Epicurus and his followers. He shows how the early Christians came to define themselves against atheism, and so suppress the philosophy of disbelief. Battling the Gods is the first book on the origins of the secular values at the heart of the modern state. Authoritative and bold, provocative and humane, it reveals how atheism and doubt, far from being modern phenomena, have intrigued the human imagination for thousands of years.
Mass Observers Making Meaning
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Author : James Hinton
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date : 2022-02-24
Mass Observers Making Meaning written by James Hinton and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-02-24 with History categories.
What do people believe about death and the afterlife? How do they negotiate the relationship between science and religion? How do they understand apparently paranormal events? What do they make of sensations of awe, wonder or exceptional moments of sudden enlightenment? The volunteer mass observers responded to such questions with a freshness, openness and honesty which compels attention. Using this rich material, Mass Observers Making Meaning captures the extraordinarily diverse landscape of belief and disbelief to be found in Britain in the late 20th-century, at a time when Christianity was in steep decline, alternative spiritualities were flourishing and atheism was growing. Divided as they were about the ultimate nature of reality, the mass observers were united in their readiness to puzzle about life's larger questions. Listening empathetically to their accounts, James Hinton – himself a convinced atheist – seeks to bring divergent ways of finding meaning in human life into dialogue with one another, and argues that we can move beyond the cacophony of conflicting beliefs to an understanding of our common need and ability to seek meaning in our lives.
Atheism And Deism Revalued
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Author : Wayne Hudson
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2016-04-15
Atheism And Deism Revalued written by Wayne Hudson and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-04-15 with History categories.
Given the central role played by religion in early-modern Britain, it is perhaps surprising that historians have not always paid close attention to the shifting and nuanced subtleties of terms used in religious controversies. In this collection particular attention is focussed upon two of the most contentious of these terms: ’atheism’ and ’deism’, terms that have shaped significant parts of the scholarship on the Enlightenment. This volume argues that in the seventeenth and eighteenth century atheism and deism involved fine distinctions that have not always been preserved by later scholars. The original deployment and usage of these terms were often more complicated than much of the historical scholarship suggests. Indeed, in much of the literature static definitions are often taken for granted, resulting in depictions of the past constructed upon anachronistic assumptions. Offering reassessments of the historical figures most associated with ’atheism’ and ’deism’ in early modern Britain, this collection opens the subject up for debate and shows how the new historiography of deism changes our understanding of heterodox religious identities in Britain from 1650 to 1800. It problematises the older view that individuals were atheist or deists in a straightforward sense and instead explores the plurality and flexibility of religious identities during this period. Drawing on the most recent scholarship, the volume enriches the debate about heterodoxy, offering new perspectives on a range of prominent figures and providing an overview of major changes in the field.