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| | On November 6, 2015, the ''New Republic'' published an article entitled, ''Is the New Atheism dead?''<ref>[https://newrepublic.com/article/123349/new-atheism-dead ''Is the New Atheism dead?] by Elizabeth Bruenig, New Republic, November 6, 2015</ref> In 2013, [[Theo Hobson]] wrote an article published at ''The Spectator'' entitled ''Richard Dawkins has lost: meet the new new atheists''<ref>[http://www.spectator.co.uk/2013/04/after-the-new-atheism/ Richard Dawkins has lost: meet the new new atheists] by Theo Hobson</ref> The atheist and evolutionary biologist David Sloan Wilson wrote, "The world appears to be tiring of the New Atheism movement.."<ref>[https://evolution-institute.org/article/the-new-atheism-as-a-stealth-religion-five-years-later/ The New Atheism as a Stealth Religion: Five Years Later] by David Sloan Wilson, Evolution Institute website</ref> | | On November 6, 2015, the ''New Republic'' published an article entitled, ''Is the New Atheism dead?''<ref>[https://newrepublic.com/article/123349/new-atheism-dead ''Is the New Atheism dead?] by Elizabeth Bruenig, New Republic, November 6, 2015</ref> In 2013, [[Theo Hobson]] wrote an article published at ''The Spectator'' entitled ''Richard Dawkins has lost: meet the new new atheists''<ref>[http://www.spectator.co.uk/2013/04/after-the-new-atheism/ Richard Dawkins has lost: meet the new new atheists] by Theo Hobson</ref> The atheist and evolutionary biologist David Sloan Wilson wrote, "The world appears to be tiring of the New Atheism movement.."<ref>[https://evolution-institute.org/article/the-new-atheism-as-a-stealth-religion-five-years-later/ The New Atheism as a Stealth Religion: Five Years Later] by David Sloan Wilson, Evolution Institute website</ref> |
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| − | In March of 2015, the atheist philosopher [[John Gray (philosopher)|John Gray]] in an article at ''The Guardian'' titled ''What scares the new atheists'' reported: | + | In March 2015, the atheist philosopher [[John Gray (philosopher)|John Gray]] in an article at ''The Guardian'' titled ''What scares the new atheists'' reported: |
| | {{Cquote|Today, it’s clear that no grand march is under way...The resurgence of religion is a worldwide development...For secular thinkers, the continuing vitality of religion calls into question the belief that history underpins their values."<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/mar/03/what-scares-the-new-atheists What scares the new atheists] by John Gray, ''The Guardian'', March 3, 2016</ref>}} | | {{Cquote|Today, it’s clear that no grand march is under way...The resurgence of religion is a worldwide development...For secular thinkers, the continuing vitality of religion calls into question the belief that history underpins their values."<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/mar/03/what-scares-the-new-atheists What scares the new atheists] by John Gray, ''The Guardian'', March 3, 2016</ref>}} |
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| | In June 2012, the UK based Dorset [[Secular Humanism|Humanists]] wrote: | | In June 2012, the UK based Dorset [[Secular Humanism|Humanists]] wrote: |
| − | {{Cquote|There’s been a forceful backlash against the ‘[[New Atheism|new atheism]]’ of writers like [[Richard Dawkins]] and the late [[Christopher Hitchens]], inspiring a new wave of Christian apologists. This group includes: [[Alister McGrath]], Professor of Theology at King’s College London, Keith Ward, former Professor of Divinity at Oxford, and [[John Lennox]], Professor of Mathematics at the University of Oxford. | + | {{Cquote|There’s been a forceful backlash against the ‘new atheism’ of writers like [[Richard Dawkins]] and the late [[Christopher Hitchens]], inspiring a new wave of Christian apologists. This group includes: [[Alister McGrath]], Professor of Theology at King’s College London, Keith Ward, former Professor of Divinity at Oxford, and [[John Lennox]], Professor of Mathematics at the University of Oxford. |
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| | Many atheists make the mistake of assuming religion is wholly irrational, relying on faith alone but, in a series of interviews recorded for DVD, the apologetics heavyweights from the list above demonstrate their ability to challenge us with reasoned arguments.<ref>[http://dorset-humanists1.blogspot.com/2012/06/philosophy-science-and-god-debate.html Philosophy, Science and the God Debate]</ref>}} | | Many atheists make the mistake of assuming religion is wholly irrational, relying on faith alone but, in a series of interviews recorded for DVD, the apologetics heavyweights from the list above demonstrate their ability to challenge us with reasoned arguments.<ref>[http://dorset-humanists1.blogspot.com/2012/06/philosophy-science-and-god-debate.html Philosophy, Science and the God Debate]</ref>}} |