Scientism, Humanism, and Religion: The New Atheism and the Rise of the Secular Movement

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dc.contributor.advisorHadj-Moussa, Ratiba
dc.creatorLeDrew, Stephen Harry
dc.date.accessioned2014-07-11T16:55:17Z
dc.date.available2014-07-11T16:55:17Z
dc.date.copyright2013-12-12
dc.date.issued2014-07-09
dc.date.updated2014-07-09T16:07:45Z
dc.degree.disciplineSociology
dc.degree.levelDoctoral
dc.degree.namePhD - Doctor of Philosophy
dc.description.abstractThis dissertation examines the New Atheism as a secular fundamentalism that is both a utopian ideology and a social movement. It situates New Atheist thought within the context of the historical development of atheist thought and outlines the features of the ideology it promotes. It also examines the New Atheism’s role in the secular movement through research on major movement actions, campaigns, and debates on goals and strategies. It argues that the New Atheism comes into conflict with two other movement discourses: secular humanism and libertarian rationalism. These ideological conflicts are propelling the movement away from the New Atheism’s aggressive critique of religion toward more a more accommodating and inclusive approach that emphasizes basic humanistic values.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10315/27589
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.rightsAuthor owns copyright, except where explicitly noted. Please contact the author directly with licensing requests.
dc.subjectSociologyen_US
dc.subject.keywordsSecular movementen_US
dc.subject.keywordsNew Atheismen_US
dc.subject.keywordsSecular humanismen_US
dc.subject.keywordsScientismen_US
dc.subject.keywordsReligionen_US
dc.titleScientism, Humanism, and Religion: The New Atheism and the Rise of the Secular Movementen_US
dc.typeElectronic Thesis or Dissertation

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