The New Atheist Denial of History
This compact, forcefully argued work calls Sam Harris, Richard Dawkins, Steven Pinker, and the rest of the so-called 'New Atheists' to account for failing to take seriously the historical record to which they so freely appeal when attacking religion. The
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the new atheist denial of history Copyright © Borden W. Painter Jr., 2014.
First published in 2014 by PALGRAVE MACMILLAN® in the United States—a division of St. Martin’s Press LLC, 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10010. Where this book is distributed in the UK, Europe and the rest of the world, this is by Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited, registered in England, company number 785998, of Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire RG21 6XS. Palgrave Macmillan is the global academic imprint of the above companies and has companies and representatives throughout the world. Palgrave® and Macmillan® are registered trademarks in the United States, the United Kingdom, Europe and other countries. ISBN: 978-1-137-47767-5 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Painter, Borden W. The new atheist denial of history / Borden W. Painter, Jr. pages cm Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-1-137-47767-5 (hardback : alk. paper) 1. Atheism— Controversial literature. 2. History—Philosophy. I. Title. BL2747.3.P28 2014 211'.8—dc23
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Preface and Acknowledgments
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Introduction: Challenging New Atheist History
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1
The Twentieth Century
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2
Europe from 1600 to 1900
45
3
Europe to 1600
77
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Back to the Present: History In and Out of Bounds
115
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What’s at Stake
155
Notes
171
Bibliography
185
Index
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