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[[File:Jesus5.jpg|thumbnail|right|175px|[[Jesus Christ]] is the central figure of [[Christianity]]. ]]
[[File:Jesus5.jpg|thumbnail|right|175px|[[Jesus Christ]] is the central figure of [[Christianity]]. ]]
In the 1700s, there was [[History of Atheism#French Revolution and atheism|an increase]] in the degree of ideological conflict between the [[atheism]] and [[Christianity|Christianity]] in the [[Western World]]. At first the conflict was of a secretive nature though the use of clandestine tracts and then it became more public in the latter portion of the 1700s.<ref>The material was formerly at the University of Cambridge's Investigation Atheism website. A website which closed down. The material has been transferred to [http://www.mmfase.com/18th-century.html 18th Century History], Investigating Atheism</ref>
In the 1700s, there was [[History of Atheism#French Revolution and atheism|an increase]] in the degree of ideological conflict between [[atheism]] and [[Christianity|Christianity]] in the [[Western World]]. At first the conflict was of a secretive nature via the use of clandestine tracts.<ref>The material was formerly at the University of Cambridge's Investigation Atheism website. A website which closed down. The material has been transferred to [http://www.mmfase.com/18th-century.html 18th Century History], Investigating Atheism</ref> It became more public in the latter portion of the 1700s.<ref>The material was formerly at the University of Cambridge's Investigation Atheism website. A website which closed down. The material has been transferred to [http://www.mmfase.com/18th-century.html 18th Century History], Investigating Atheism</ref>
[[Paul-Henri Thiry|Baron d'Holbach]] (1723–1789) in his 1770 work, ''The System of Nature'' denied the [[Arguments for the existence of God|existence of God]] and he was an early proponent of atheism in Europe (The book was published under a pseudonym). In addition, atheism gained further European prominence as a result of [[French Revolution|revolutionary France]] in the 1790s.
[[Paul-Henri Thiry|Baron d'Holbach]] (1723–1789) in his 1770 work, ''The System of Nature'' denied the [[Arguments for the existence of God|existence of God]] and he was an early proponent of atheism in Europe (The book was published under a pseudonym). In addition, atheism gained further European prominence as a result of [[French Revolution|revolutionary France]] in the 1790s.