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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]] dubbed himself the fifth horseman of the New [[Atheism]] movement, but the term never caught on and he was mocked by some fellow atheists such as [[Michael Nugent]].<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]] dubbed himself the "fifth horseman" of the New [[Atheism]] movement, but the fifth horseman term never caught on and he was mocked by some fellow atheists such as [[Michael Nugent]] (See also: [[PZ Myers loss of influence]]).<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

*[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

*[http://thehumanist.com/magazine/november-december-2009/features/comes-a-horseman Comes a Horseman] by PZ Myers • 13 October 2009

*[http://thehumanist.com/magazine/november-december-2009/features/comes-a-horseman Comes a Horseman] by PZ Myers • 13 October 2009