Unbelievers: An Emotional History of Doubt. By Alec Ryrie
Tracking the contours of the emergence and sustenance of modern atheism is relevant for contemporary debates concerning the viability of faith. Some argue that atheism became an established worldview as a result of critical reflections about human experience (by, e.g., Ludwig Feuerbach, Karl Marx, S...
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| Format: | Electronic Review |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford University Press
2020
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The journal of theological studies
Year: 2020, Volume: 71, Issue: 2, Pages: 980-982 |
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| Summary: | Tracking the contours of the emergence and sustenance of modern atheism is relevant for contemporary debates concerning the viability of faith. Some argue that atheism became an established worldview as a result of critical reflections about human experience (by, e.g., Ludwig Feuerbach, Karl Marx, Sigmund Freud, and Friedrich Nietzsche). The masses soon followed their influential lead. Another convincing narrative maintains that lopsided theologies, ecclesiastical divisions, and abusive practices within the post-Reformation churches helped to spur on the rise of atheism. These studies teach us that intellectuals defended the philosophy of atheism, which became widespread in Western Europe, but they all debated within a particular socio-religious context. One might conclude that complex interactions between culture, theology, and philosophy helped to develop atheism. |
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| ISSN: | 1477-4607 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: The journal of theological studies
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1093/jts/flaa062 |