The Cambridge History of Atheism 2 Volume Hardback Set

Hardback

Main Details

Title The Cambridge History of Atheism 2 Volume Hardback Set
Authors and Contributors      Edited by Stephen Bullivant
By (author) Michael Ruse
Physical Properties
Format:Hardback
Pages:1000
Dimensions(mm): Height 234,Width 158
Category/GenreWorld history
Philosophy of religion
History of religion
Theology
ISBN/Barcode 9781108688994
ClassificationsDewey:211.809
Audience
Professional & Vocational
Illustrations Worked examples or Exercises

Publishing Details

Publisher Cambridge University Press
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publication Date 16 September 2021
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

The two-volume Cambridge History of Atheism offers an authoritative and up to date account of a subject of contemporary interest. Comprised of sixty essays by an international team of scholars, this History is comprehensive in scope. The essays are written from a variety of disciplinary perspectives, including religious studies, philosophy, sociology, and classics. Offering a global overview of the subject, from antiquity to the present, the volumes examine the phenomenon of unbelief in the context of Christian, Islamic, Buddhist, Hindu, and Jewish societies. They explore atheism and the early modern Scientific Revolution, as well as the development of Charles Darwin's theory of evolution and its continuing implications. The History also includes general survey essays on the impact of scepticism, agnosticism and atheism, as well as contemporary assessments of thinking. Providing essential information on the nature and history of atheism, The Cambridge History of Atheism will be indispensable for both scholarship and teaching, at all levels.

Author Biography

Stephen Bullivant is Professor of Theology and Sociology of Religion at St. Mary's University in the United Kingdom. He is the author of Mass Exodus: Catholic Disaffiliation in Britain and America since Vatican II and The Trinity: How Not to be a Heretic, and editor, with Michael Ruse, of The Oxford Handbook of Atheism. Michael Ruse is Professor Emeritus in the Department of Philosophy at the University of Florida. He is the author or editor of over sixty books, including The Darwinian Revolution: Science Red in Tooth and Claw, Monad to Man: The Concept of Progress in Evolutionary Biology, Can a Darwinian be a Christian?, Darwinism as Religion: What Literature tells us about Evolution and On Purpose. Ruse is a fellow of the Royal Society of Canada and the recipient of four honorary degrees.