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Articles by subject: atheism

Politicised religion requires a militant response (by Elizabeth Wilson, January/February 2008 )
It’s not peace in heaven that religion is after, but political power here on Earth, says Elizabeth Wilson
Holy communion (by Richard Norman, November/December 2007 )
New wave atheism is aggressively antagonistic to religion. But, argues Richard Norman, it’s more fruitful to find common ground
Editorial: The A Word (by Caspar Melville, November/December 2007 )
When it comes to being cultish and dogmatic, religion is still the brand leader
Thinker: Ludwig Andreas von Feuerbach (by Nina Power, September/October 2007 )
Ludwig Andreas von Feuerbach was the man who brought religion down to earth, says Nina Power
Atheism à la mode (by Caspar Melville, July/August 2007 )
What is the outspoken French atheist philosopher Michel Onfray really saying? Caspar Melville  meets him and canvases some expert opinion.
Thinker: Jean Meslier (by Colin Brewer, July/August 2007 )
Colin Brewer on Jean Meslier, a priest who left a deathbed bombshell
Anti-God squad (by Caspar Melville, March/April 2007 )
Caspar Melville speaks to the Rational Response Squad, America's new web-savvy atheist activists
Editorial: I respect your ignorance (by Caspar Melville, March/April 2007 )
Humanists are not dogmatists obsessed with belief, says Caspar Melville
Diary: Comic timing (by Shappi Khorsandi, January/February 2007 )
Shappi Khorsandi reflects on the glamorous life of an atheist stand-up
Gentle rottweiler: Laurie Taylor interviews Richard Dawkins (by Laurie Taylor, January/February 2007 )
Richard Dawkins' attack on religion has been hailed, revered and derided. He talks to Laurie Taylor about the mixed reception of The God Delusion
Editorial: Bleaker still and bleaker? (by Caspar Melville, November/December 2006 )
What do they mean by 'post-secular'?
Diary: Putting on the God helmet (by Mick Gordon, November/December 2006 )
Playright and director Mick Gordon describes how he went about creating religious voices for his new play
End Game: States of disbelief (by Laurie Taylor, September/October 2006 )
Atheists aren’'t the most popular in America. Laurie Taylor reports
Reasonable bounds (by AC Grayling, July/August 2006 )
Continuing our series reclaiming thinkers for humanism, AC Grayling celebrates Immanuel Kant
Spirited away (by Meera Nanda, May/June 2006 )
Some atheists start believing in anything after they give up believing in God, says Meera Nanda
Spinoza the atheist (by Steven Nadler, March/April 2006 )
This reconsideration by Steven Nadler is the first in a series on philosophers who have particular, if sometimes unacknowledged, significance for humanists.
Take that for Jesus! (by Newton Emerson, January/February 2005 )
Newton Emerson on growing up atheist in Northern Ireland
God's goof - the universe (by John Maddox, January/February 2004 )
John Maddox reviews a godless collection
Puritan Atheist: Laurie Taylor interviews Christopher Hitchens (by Laurie Taylor, Autumn 2002 )
Christopher Hitchens talks to Laurie Taylor about George Orwell’, false gods and bogus utopias
A public presence (by Bernard Crick, Summer 1999 )
Bernard Crick reflects on 100 years of the RPA
The "New Atheists" are responding to provocation, not mounting an arbitrary attack (by AC Grayling, Web Exclusive, December 2007)
On behalf of the New Atheists AC Grayling blasts back at Theodore Dalrymple
Facebook knows I'm an atheist (by Bill Thompson, Web Exclusive, January 2008)
Social networkers are broadcasting their unbelief all over the web, says Bill Thompson. And in doing so they might just help raise the profile of atheism.
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