Dec 17, 2022
This episode features a
conversation with Dr. David Newheiser, editor of "The Varieties of
Atheism."
The Varieties of
Atheism reveals the diverse nonreligious experiences
obscured by the combative intellectualism of Sam Harris, Richard
Dawkins, and Christopher Hitchens. In fact, contributors contend
that narrowly defining atheism as the belief that there is no god
misunderstands religious and nonreligious persons altogether. The
essays show that, just as religion exceeds doctrine, atheism also
encompasses every dimension of human life: from imagination and
feeling to community and ethics. Contributors offer new, expansive
perspectives on atheism’s diverse history and possible futures. By
recovering lines of affinity and tension between particular
atheists and particular religious traditions, this book paves the
way for fruitful conversation between religious and non-religious
people in our secular age.