Village Atheists: How America's Unbelievers Made Their Way in a Godly Nation

A much-maligned minority throughout American history, atheists have been cast as a threat to the nation's moral fabric, barred from holding public office, and branded as irreligious misfits in a nation chosen by God. Yet, village atheists—as these godless freethinkers came to be known by the cl...

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Main Author: Schmidt, Leigh Eric 1961- (Author)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
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Published: Princeton, NJ Princeton University Press 2016
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RelBib Classification:AB Philosophy of religion; criticism of religion; atheism
Further subjects:B Atheism
B Atheism (United States) History 19th century
B Atheism / RELIGION
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