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Religion and the New Atheism: A Critical Appraisal
Author(s): Amarnath Amarasingam
- Publisher: Haymarket Books
- Publication Date: 9 Aug. 2012
- Language: English
- Print length: 256 pages
- ISBN-10: 160846203X
- ISBN-13: 9781608462032
Book Description
The term new atheism” has been given to the recent barrage of bestselling books by Richard Dawkins, Sam Harris, Christopher Hitchens, and others. Their books have had a significant media presence and have only grown in popularity over the years. This volume will serve to contextualize and critically examine the claims, arguments and goals of this new atheism.
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About the Author
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.
