What’s really new about New Atheism?

Steven Kettell ()
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Steven Kettell: Department of Politics and International Studies, University of Warwick, Coventry, West Midlands, UK

Palgrave Communications, 2016, vol. 2, issue 1, 1-3

Abstract: Abstract The rise of new atheism has attracted significant attention but its novelty is often assumed rather than explained. By exploring the origins of new atheism and drawing comparisons to earlier atheist forms, this article argues that new atheism contains aspects that are genuinely new. The most notable of these features are its expansive political activities and its hybrid combination of Enlightenment-based rationality with postmodern themes and concerns.

Date: 2016
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DOI: 10.1057/palcomms.2016.99

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