A history of atheism in Britain: from Hobbes to Russell

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1989-03-01otherChoice Reviews Online258 citationsclosed

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Religion and Society Interactions Study and Philosophy of Religion Religion, Gender, and Enlightenment

Abstract

Preface 1. The Repression of Atheism 2. Restoration Atheists: Foundling Followers of Hobbes 3. Anthony Collins' Atheology 4. The Suppression of 'Atheism' 5. The Birth of Avowed Atheism: 1782-1797 6. Shelley's Deicide 7. The Struggle of Theoretical Atheism over Practical Atheism 8. The Causes of Atheism 9. The Atheists: 1822-1842 10. Militant and Academic Atheism Epilogue: The Ethics of Unbelief

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