New Atheism: Genesis of a Social Movement

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New Atheism: Genesis of a Social Movement

Resource added on: Sunday, June 10, 2012

Submitted by: Innes Mitchell

This PowerPoint is part of a course titled, “Perspectives on Atheism“.

This presentation provides contemporary historical background on Atheism as a social movement. A brief synopsis of the life of Madalyn Murray O’Hair and her American Atheists organization, representing “Old Atheism,” is followed by an overview of the New Atheist movement, from the publication of Sam Harris’ The End of Faith to present.

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