New atheism
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The New Atheism is an informal social movement in which atheists have become more vocal in recent years than they have been in the past, gaining prominence as a result.
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Organization
None.
Causes
Atheists may be more vocal as a backlash against the rise of fundamentalist religion, both in the United States (mostly Christianity) and abroad (mostly Islam).
Aims
Books
A number of books supportive of atheism have become best-sellers in the United States and elsewhere, including:
- Richard Dawkins, The God Delusion
- Daniel Dennett, Breaking the Spell: Religion as a Natural Phenomenon
- Sam Harris, The End of Faith and Letter to a Christian Nation
- Christopher Hitchens, God Is Not Great: How Religion Poisons Everything
Other notable books include:
