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Is modern racism a product of secularisation and the decline of
Christian universalism? The debate has raged for decades, but up to
now, the actual racial views of historical atheists and
freethinkers have never been subjected to a systematic analysis.
Race in a Godless World sets out to correct the oversight. It
centres on Britain and the United States in the second half of the
nineteenth century, a time when popular atheist movements were
emerging and scepticism about the truth of Christianity was
becoming widespread. Covering racial and evolutionary science,
imperialism, slavery and racial prejudice in theory and practice,
it provides a much-needed account of the complex and sometimes
contradictory ideas espoused by the transatlantic community of
atheists and freethinkers. It also reflects on the social dimension
of irreligiousness, exploring how working-class atheists'
experiences of exclusion could make them sympathetic to other
marginalised groups. -- .
A historical analysis of the racial views of atheists in the United
States and Britain During the second half of the nineteenth century
popular atheist movements were emerging in the United States and
Britain and skepticism about Christianity was becoming widespread.
This newly embraced secularization created a paradox. How could
Western civilization represent the pinnacle of human progress, as
most white atheists accepted, when the majority of these societies
still believed in Christianity? The result of this tension was a
profound ambivalence regarding issues of racial and civilizational
superiority. At times, white atheists assented to scientific racism
and hierarchical conceptions of civilization; at others, they
denounced racial prejudice and spoke favorably of non-white,
non-Western civilizations. This book offers a long-overdue
historical analysis of the racial views of atheists and
freethinkers in the United States and Britain during this time
period. It provides a much-needed account of the complex and
sometimes contradictory ideas espoused by this transatlantic
community, tracing the complex ways in which they grappled with
ideas about white superiority, and the role they played in early
advocacy against racism and in favor of human rights. This exciting
book delves into an understudied aspect of secular studies, and
will be welcomed by anyone seeking a better understanding of modern
racism and its origins.
A Beam of Light By Nathan Phillips Even in the darkest of places
there will always be a beam of light to shine the way Follow Fish
on his adventure from the salty waters on the St. Marie cargo ship
to the hot sands of the deserted island of the Shinta people. He
struggles to survive the dangerous ocean and the fierce explorers
ready to claim the island. Fish fights for the rights of his native
friends and is taught how your future is your choice.
In addition to the celebrated Lower Depths, this volume contains a
biographical sketch of Gorky by Alexander Bakshy and two of his
less well-known plays, Enemies and The Zykovs.
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