The Downfall of God: A History of Atheism (V. 1) by S.T. Joshi (.ePUB)
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The Downfall of God: A History of Atheism in the West: From Prehistory to 1600 (Volume 1) by S.T. Joshi
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Overview: Uncover the deep roots of atheism in Western thought, from prehistory to the Renaissance. Delve into the evolution of disbelief with S.T. Joshi’s The Downfall of God. Explore the natural origins of religious belief, the rise of secularism in the Greco-Roman world and the seismic shifts during Christianity’s emergence. Joshi expertly charts the intellectual currents that shaped the West’s complex relationship with faith.
Discover the philosophical, social, and political forces that paved the way for a worldview free of religion. Perfect for students, scholars, and anyone seeking a deeper understanding of atheism’s rich history.
Atheism has been on the rise in the West for several decades, but its roots, including those belonging to secularism, agnosticism and freethought, run deep in Western history, philosophy and thought. Drawing on a multitude of sources from a number of disciplines, Joshi outlines the natural origins of religious belief in primitive times and charts the slow development of secular accounts of natural phenomena in the Greco-Roman world. Adopting the Christ myth theory, he surveys the emergence of a new faith, Christianity, that grew out of Judaism and explores its evolution through the medieval period. He then examines the increasing schisms within the church and conflicts between religious and political entities that caused a fracturing of the monolith of Christianity and the birth of the Renaissance, which not only brought to light the literary glories of the Greco-Roman world but also led to a scientific resurgence and the development of a secular view of the cosmos. By the end of the sixteenth century, as he concludes, the stage was set for the emergence of a worldview free of religion.
Genre: Non-Fiction > History
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