Neuer Atheismus: New Atheism in Germany

Matthias Knutzen (born 1646 - died after 1674) was the first author we know of who self-identified as an atheist (Schröder 2010: 8). Before this, the term had solely been used pejoratively to label others. While Knutzen is almost completely forgotten now, authors such as Ludwig Feuerbach, Karl Marx,...

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Published in:Approaching religion
Main Author: Zenk, Thomas (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: [publisher not identified] [2012]
In: Approaching religion
Year: 2012, Volume: 2, Issue: 1, Pages: 36-51
Further subjects:B Atheism
B Irreligion
B Literature and religion
B Richard Dawkins
B Science and religion
B Children's Literature
B Matthias Knutzen, 1646-1674
B Religious Change
B Germany
B New Atheism
B Secularism
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