Atheism in Five Minutes provides an accessible, lively introduction to common questions about the ideas, practices, and attitudes of atheism and atheists. This book highlights approaches based on the study of religion, sociology, history, anthropology, politics, and psychology. It also examines the implications and assumptions present when asking common questions about atheism.
Suitable for beginning students and the general reader, this book offers more than sixty brief essays on a range of fascinating questions about atheism and its study, such as:
• Are atheists immoral?
• Are children born atheists?
• Do atheists have rituals?
• Have all great scientists been atheists?
• Why do some atheists remain members of religious groups?
• Is there discrimination against atheists?
• Do atheist parents have atheist children?
• What do religious people think of atheists?
• What are the most atheistic societies?
• Has the internet made atheism more popular?
Based on the latest research, each essay is written by a leading specialist in the field. They offer concise, thoughtful answers along with suggestions for further reading, making the book ideal for both classroom use and personal study.
