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" Atheism as a positive social force / "
Raymond W. Converse.
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1015559
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b769929
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| Main Entry
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Converse, Raymond W.
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Atheism as a positive social force /\ Raymond W. Converse.
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New York :: Algora Pub.,, ©2003.
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1 online resource (vii, 233 pages)
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0585450846
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: 087586211X
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: 0875862128
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: 1280655925
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: 9780585450841
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: 9780875862118
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: 9780875862125
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: 9781280655920
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9780875862293
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 229-233).
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| Contents
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The origin of religion : the earliest beliefs -- The early written records -- Modern religion in the Near East and Rome -- Christianity, Persia, and Islam -- Modern religious thought and the birth of atheism -- A redefinition of atheism -- Atheism as a positive social force -- Atheism in the U.S. -- Atheism as the arbiter of social self-interest -- The task of atheism -- Atheism and Islam.
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Recent disasters have raised new questions concerning the role of religion in society. Converse does not oppose religion per se; he outlines the growth of religion from a modern historical perspective and shows how atheism can be applied as a positive alternative in facing everyday problems.
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Atheism-- History.
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Religions-- History.
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Atheism.
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RELIGION-- Atheism.
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Religions.
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211/.8
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BL2747.3.C64 2003eb
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