AcknowledgementsForeword, Richard Harries Preface, Reza Aslan Introduction: What is the New Atheism?, Amarnath Amarasingam I. Religion and the New AtheismJudaism and Atheism: The Challenge of Secular Humanism, Robert Platzner Beating 'God' to Death: Radical Theology and the New Atheism, Jeffrey Robbins and Christopher Rodkey Religion as Phantasmagoria: Islam in The End of Faith, Rory Dickson II. Science and the New AtheismWhat Has Atheism Ever Done for Science?, Steve Fuller Cognitive Science and the New Atheism, William Sims Bainbridge III. Sociology and the New AtheismOne-Dimensional Rage: The Social Epistemology of the New Atheism and Fundamentalism, William A. Stahl The New Atheism and Sociology: Why Here? Why Now? What Next?, Stephen Bullivant The New Atheism and the Secularization Thesis, Michael Borer The New Atheism and the Empowerment of American Freethinkers, Richard Cimino and Christopher Smith IV. Philosophy, Ethics and the New AtheismEthics, Out-Group Altruism, and the New Atheism, Gregory R. Peterson Disparate Destinations, Parallel Paths: An Analysis of Contemporary Atheist and Christian Parenting Literature, Jeff Nall Is God a Hypothesis? The New Atheism, Contemporary Philosophy of Religion, and Philosophical Confusion, Ryan Falcioni Afterword, Mark Vernon About the AuthorsReferencesIndex.
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