 | A History of Atheism in Britain: From Hobbes to Russell Subjects: Humanities; History; Philosophy; Religion; Intellectual History; Religious History; Ethics Philosophy; 19th Century Philosophy; Philosophy of Religion; Religious History; Religion and Philosophy; 20th Century; Probably no doctrine has excited as much horror and abuse as atheism. This first history of British atheism, first published in 1987,nbsp;tries to explain this reaction while exhibiting the development of atheism from Hobbes to Russell. Although avowed atheism appeared surprisingly late - 1782 in Britain - there were covert atheists in the middle seventeenth century. By tracing its development from so early a date, Dr Berman gives an account of an important and fascinating strand of intellectual history. David Berman |
