This book spotlights individual expressions of atheist, agnostic, and secular humanist opinion—both public and private—to shed light on the phenomenon of religious disbelief throughout history and across cultures.
Dale McGowan is a writer, educator, and executive director of Foundation Beyond Belief, a humanist charitable foundation.
Written for an advanced high school or introductory college course,
this encyclopedia is a welcome primer on the subject. . . . McGowan
allows the documents in this reference work to speak for themselves
(no pun intended). High school and academic libraries with a focus
on religious studies will want to add this invaluable resource to
their collections.
*ARBA*
McGowan, a noted humanist scholar, has succeeded admirably in
packaging a reader on this controversial topic for high school and
college students.
*Choice*
Strengths of this text are the many resources that will help
readers engage with and understand the material, and the array of
perspectives from different eras, regions, cultures, and social
groups. Overall, a helpful primer on the many different
perspectives on a complex subject.
*Library Journal*
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