The New Atheism and the Formation of the Imagined Secularist Community

This article looks at how the new atheist phenomenon has been interpreted and appropriated by those involved in atheist and secular humanist organizations. We see a connection between new atheism as a broad social phenomenon and the publicly emerging needs and desires of secularists; they are both c...

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Published in:Journal of media and religion
Authors: Cimino, Richard P. 1960- (Author) ; Smith, Christopher (Author)
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Language:English
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Published: Routledge, Taylor and Francis Group [2011]
In: Journal of media and religion
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