Inventing Secularism
Subtitle: The Radical Life of George Jacob Holyoake
Publisher: McFarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers
Published: 2021
Language: eng
Number of pages: 259
ISBN-13: 9781476684215
Subjects: Religion
Description: "Jailed for atheism and disowned by his family, George Jacob Holyoake came out of an English prison at the age of 25 determined to bring an end to religion's control over daily life. This first modern biography of the founder of Secularism describes a transformative figure whose controversial and conflict-filled life helped shape the modern world. Ever on the front lines of social reform, Holyoake was hailed for having won "the freedoms we take for granted today." With Secularism now under siege, George Holyoake's vision of a "virtuous society" rings today with renewed clarity"--