An apology for the “New Atheism”

In recent years, a series of bestselling atheist manifestos by Sam Harris, Richard Dawkins, and Christopher Hitchens has thrust the topic of the rationality of religion into the public discourse. Christian moderates of an intellectual bent and even some agnostics and atheists have taken umbrage and...

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Main Author: Johnson, Andrew (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Springer Science + Business Media B. V 2013
In: International journal for philosophy of religion
Year: 2013, Volume: 73, Issue: 1, Pages: 5-28
Further subjects:B Dawkins
B Christopher
B Irrationality
B Atheism
B Richard
B Hitchens
B Harris
B New Atheism
B Sam
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