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{{Cquote|...both countries have also experienced a rising influence of religion in the public sphere since the turn of the century. In the U.S this has centered on the role of the [[Religious Right|Christian Right]], especially under the administration of [[George W. Bush]]. In Britain, issues of [[multiculturalism]] and faith schools have been particularly prominent. In this context, new atheism can be said to represent something of a defensive rear-guard action, an attempt to push back against the [[Desecularization|encroaching forces of faith]], and a response to a world that, as Aronson (2008) observes, “no longer seems to be going our way”.<ref>[http://secularismandnonreligion.org/articles/10.5334/snr.al/print/ Faithless: The politics of new atheism] by Steven Kettell</ref>}}

{{Cquote|...both countries have also experienced a rising influence of religion in the public sphere since the turn of the century. In the U.S this has centered on the role of the [[Religious Right|Christian Right]], especially under the administration of [[George W. Bush]]. In Britain, issues of [[multiculturalism]] and faith schools have been particularly prominent. In this context, new atheism can be said to represent something of a defensive rear-guard action, an attempt to push back against the [[Desecularization|encroaching forces of faith]], and a response to a world that, as Aronson (2008) observes, “no longer seems to be going our way”.<ref>[http://secularismandnonreligion.org/articles/10.5334/snr.al/print/ Faithless: The politics of new atheism] by Steven Kettell</ref>}}

The four most prominent writers of the New Atheist movement are Richard Dawkins, Sam Harris, Christopher Hitchens and Daniel Dennett and they have commonly been called "the four horsemen" of New [[Atheism]]. [[PZ Myers]] was a vocal supporter of the New Atheism movement, but in 2017, Myers renounced the New Atheism movement.<ref>[https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2017/07/31/the-new-atheism-is-dead-long-live-atheism/ The New Atheism is dead. Long live atheism.]</ref>   

The four most prominent writers of the New Atheist movement are Richard Dawkins, Sam Harris, Christopher Hitchens and Daniel Dennett and they have commonly been called "the four horsemen" of New [[Atheism]]. [[PZ Myers]] was a vocal supporter of the New Atheism movement, but in 2017, Myers renounced the New Atheism movement.<ref>[https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2017/07/31/the-new-atheism-is-dead-long-live-atheism/ The New Atheism is dead. Long live atheism.]</ref>  PZ Myers was mocked by atheist [[Michael Nugent]] for self-appointing himself the "fifth horseman" of the New Atheism movement.<ref>[http://www.michaelnugent.com/2014/11/04/chronology-of-misrepresentations-and-smears-in-the-atheist-movement-by-pz-myers-and-others/ Chronology of misrepresentations and smears in the atheist movement by PZ Myers and others] by Michael Nugent on November 4, 2014</ref>

[[A.C. Grayling|A. C. Grayling]], [[Jerry Coyne]], [[Lawrence Krauss]], [[David Silverman]], [[Bill Maher]] and [[Matt Dillahunty]] are also widely seen as being part of the New Atheism [[Schools of atheist thought|school of atheist thought]]. [[Secular Talk|Kyle Kulinski]] is an atheist who describes himself as a new atheist and a [[progressivism|progressive]] atheist.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=As67_rhvTVY New Atheists Vs Progressives | Proposing A Ceasefire] by Kyle Kulinski (video)</ref> Kulinski admires [[Richard Dawkins]], but he does not always agree with other New Atheists on particular points.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=As67_rhvTVY&utm_content=bufferc3b1d&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer New Atheists Vs Progressives]</ref>  

[[A.C. Grayling|A. C. Grayling]], [[Jerry Coyne]], [[Lawrence Krauss]], [[David Silverman]], [[Bill Maher]] and [[Matt Dillahunty]] are also widely seen as being part of the New Atheism [[Schools of atheist thought|school of atheist thought]]. [[Secular Talk|Kyle Kulinski]] is an atheist who describes himself as a new atheist and a [[progressivism|progressive]] atheist.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=As67_rhvTVY New Atheists Vs Progressives | Proposing A Ceasefire] by Kyle Kulinski (video)</ref> Kulinski admires [[Richard Dawkins]], but he does not always agree with other New Atheists on particular points.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=As67_rhvTVY&utm_content=bufferc3b1d&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer New Atheists Vs Progressives]</ref>