Without God, Without Creed, 9780801834073
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Until the 19th century, atheism and agnosticism were viewed as bizarre aberrations. But atheism emerged as a viable alternative to other ideologies. How and why it became possible is the subject of this cultural revolution.

Without God, Without Creed

the origins of unbelief in america

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  • Paperback

    336 pages

  • Release Date

    14 August 1986

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Summary

Until the 19th century, atheism and agnosticism were viewed as bizarre aberrations. But atheism emerged as a viable alternative to other ideologies. How and why it became possible is the subject of this cultural revolution.

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780801834073
ISBN-10:0801834074
Author:James C. Turner
Publisher:Johns Hopkins University Press
Imprint:Johns Hopkins University Press
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:336
Release Date:14 August 1986
Weight:567g
Dimensions:229mm x 152mm
Series:New Studies in American Intellectual and Cultural History
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Critics Review

“Turner’s treatment of the nineteenth century is excellent and often brilliantly perceptive.” – Robert Nisbet, The New York Times Book Review

Turner’s treatment of the nineteenth century is excellent and often brilliantly perceptive. – Robert Nisbet The New York Times Book Review A crafted, intelligent book. The prose is remarkably clear, as is the argument. Turner offers us intellectual history in something like the grand manner. – David D. Hall Reviews in American History

About The Author

James C. Turner

James Turner is the Cavanaugh Professor of Humanities at the University of Notre Dame and the director of the Erasmus Institute. His books include Without God, Without Creed and Reckoning with the Beast also available from Johns Hopkins.

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