An Anthology of Atheism and Rationalism
Series: The Skeptic's Bookshelf
Publisher: Prometheus Books
Published: December 1989
Place of publication: Amherst, New York, USA
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 354
ISBN-13: 9780879752569
Copyright date: 1980
Subjects: Agnosticism & atheism; Religion - Socialissues; Religion; Atheism; Rationalism
First sentence: Most people have probably used the words "atheism" and "agnosticism" in their ordinary conversation.
Table of contents: title: Preface
pagenum: 1; label: I.
title: The Meaning of Atheism and Agnosticism
pagenum: 3; label: A.
title: Introduction; label: B.
title: Selections; label: 1.
title: Charles Bradlaugh: from _A Plea for Atheism_
pagenum: 7; label: 2.
title: Charles Watts: from _The Meaning of Rationalism_
pagenum: 20; label: 3.
title: Annie Besant: _Why I Do Not Believe in God_
pagenum: 28; label: 4.
title: Thomas Huxley: from _Agnosticism_
pagenum: 40; label: 5.
title: George H. Smith: from _Atheism: The Case Against God_
pagenum: 46; label: II.
title: The Existence/Nonexistence of God
pagenum: 55; label: A.
title: Introduction; label: B.
title: Selections; label: 1.
title: Chapman Cohen: from _Theism or Atheism_
pagenum: 60; label: 2.
title: John M. Robertson: _Godism_
pagenum: 67; label: 3.
title: Joseph McCabe: from _The Existence of God_
pagenum: 76; label: 4.
title: E. M. Macdonald: _Design Argument Fallacies_
pagenum: 88; label: 5.
title: Baron D'Holbach: from _The System of Nature_
pagenum: 97; label: III.
title: Revealed Religion
pagenum: 105; label: A.
title: Introduction; label: B.
title: Selections; label: 1.
title: G. W. Foote: from _Bible Romances_
pagenum: 111; label: 2.
title: Thomas Paine: from _The Age of Reason_
pagenum: 127; label: 3.
title: Robert G. Ingersoll: from _Some Mistakes of Moses_
pagenum: 144; label: 4.
title: Voltaire: from _The Important Examination of the Holy Scriptures_
pagenum: 152; label: 5.
title: W. R. Cassels: from _Supernatural Religion_
pagenum: 167; label: IV.
title: The Historicity of Jesus
pagenum: 178; label: A.
title: Introduction; label: B.
title: Selections; label: 1.
title: Edward Greenly: _The Historical Reality of Jesus_
pagenum: 185; label: 2.
title: W. S. Ross [Saladin]: _Did Jesus Christ Rise from the Dead?_
pagenum: 203; label: 3.
title: Charles Watts: _The Death of Christ_
pagenum: 212; label: 4.
title: John M. Robertson: from _The Historical Jesus_
pagenum: 221; label: 5.
title: Gerald Massey: from _The Historical Jesus and the Mythical Christ_
pagenum: 229; label: V.
title: The Devil, Evil, and Morality
pagenum: 240; label: A.
title: Introduction; label: B.
title: Selections; label: 1.
title: Charles Bradlaugh: _A Few Words About the Devil_
pagenum: 246; label: 2.
title: Chapman Cohen: _The Devil_
pagenum: 253; label: 3.
title: Robert G. Ingersoll: from _The Devil_
pagenum: 262; label: 4.
title: Hypatia B. Bonner: from _Christianity and Conduct_
pagenum: 270; label: 5.
title: W. K. Clifford: “The Ethics of Belief” from _Lectures and Essays_
pagenum: 276; label: VI.
title: The History of Freethought and Atheism
pagenum: 293; label: A.
title: Introduction; label: B.
title: Selections; label: 1.
title: George Jacob Holyoake: from _English Secularism_
pagenum: 298; label: 2.
title: Samuel P. Putnam: from _400 Years of Freethought_
pagenum: 304; label: 3.
title: Rationalist Press Association: _A Brief Statement of Objects and Methods_
pagenum: 311; label: 4.
title: G. H. Taylor: _A Chronology of British Secularism_
pagenum: 318; label: 5.
title: J. M. Wheeler:  “Sixty Years of Freethought” from _The Freethinker_
pagenum: 334; label: VII.
title: Bibliography and Books for Further Reading
pagenum: 352