TY - BOOK AU - Ruse,Michael TI - Atheism: what everyone needs to know T2 - What everyone needs to know SN - 9780199334605 AV - BL2747.3 .R835 2014eb U1 - 211/.8 23 PY - 2014/// CY - New York, NY PB - Oxford University Press KW - Atheism KW - Athéisme KW - atheism KW - aat KW - RELIGION KW - Agnosticism KW - bisacsh KW - fast KW - Atheismus KW - gnd KW - Electronic books N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Atheism; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgments; Prologue; 1 From the Greeks to the Enlightenment; 2 From the Enlightenment to the Present; 3 Statistics; 4 God and Humans; 5 Belief; 6 The Matter of Science; 7 Questions for the Christian; 8 Are There Good Reasons to Believe?; 9 Alternative Religions; 10 Naturalistic Explanations; 11 Is Religion Evil?; 12 The Meaningful Life; Envoi; References; Index N2 - Over the last decade, ""New Atheists"" such as Sam Harris, Richard Dawkins, and Christopher Hitchens have pushed the issue of atheism to the forefront of public discussion. Yet very few of the ensuing debates and discussions have managed to provide a full and objective treatment of the subject. Atheism: What Everyone Needs to Know provides a balanced look at the topic, considering atheism historically, philosophically, theologically, sociologically and psychologically. Written in an easily accessible style, the book uses a question and answer format to examine the history of atheism, arguments UR - https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=881065 ER -