Atheism as a positive social force
By: Raymond W. Converse.
Publisher: Algora Pub.
Published: 2003
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 233
Subjects: Atheism -- History; Religions -- History
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: The origin of religion : the earliest beliefs; title: The early written records; title: Modern religion in the Near East and Rome; title: Christianity, Persia, and Islam; title: Modern religious thought and the birth of atheism; title: A redefinition of atheism; title: Atheism as a positive social force; title: Atheism in the U.S.; title: Atheism as the arbiter of social self-interest; title: The task of atheism; title: Atheism and Islam.