Religion And The New Atheism: A Critical Appraisal

Amarnath Amarasingam is a doctoral candidate in the Laurier-Waterloo PhD in Religious Studies in Ontario, Canada. He has published articles in The Journal of Contemporary Religion, Journal of Muslim Minority Affairs, as well as Mental Health, Religion and Culture.

• AcknowledgementsForeword, Richard HarriesPreface, Reza AslanIntroduction: What is the New Atheism?, Amarnath AmarasingamI. Religion and the New AtheismJudaism and Atheism: The Challenge of Secular Humanism, Robert PlatznerBeating 'God' to Death: Radical Theology and the New Atheism, Jeffrey Robbins and Christopher RodkeyReligion as Phantasmagoria: Islam in The End of Faith, Rory DicksonII. Science and the New AtheismWhat Has Atheism Ever Done for Science?, Steve FullerCognitive Science and the New Atheism, William Sims BainbridgeIII. Sociology and the New AtheismOne-Dimensional Rage: The Social Epistemology of the New Atheism and Fundamentalism, William A. StahlThe New Atheism and Sociology: Why Here? Why Now? What Next?, Stephen BullivantThe New Atheism and the Secularization Thesis, Michael BorerThe New Atheism and the Empowerment of American Freethinkers, Richard Cimino and Christopher SmithIV. Philosophy, Ethics and the New AtheismEthics, Out-Group Altruism, and the New Atheism, Gregory R. PetersonDisparate Destinations, Parallel Paths: An Analysis of Contemporary Atheist and Christian Parenting Literature, Jeff NallIs God a Hypothesis? The New Atheism, Contemporary Philosophy of Religion, and Philosophical Confusion, Ryan FalcioniAfterword, Mark VernonAbout the AuthorsReferencesIndex