{"product_id":"after-the-new-atheist-debate-phil-ryan-9781442649521","title":"After the New Atheist Debate","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe first decade of the twenty-first century saw a number of best-selling books which not only challenged the existence of god, but claimed that religious faith was dangerous and immoral. The New Atheists, as writers such as Richard Dawkins, Christopher Hitchens, Sam Harris, and Daniel Dennett have become known, sparked a vicious debate over religion's place in modern society.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eAfter the New Atheist Debate\u003c\/em\u003e, Phil Ryan offers both an elegant summary of this controversy and a path out of the cul-de-sac that this argument has become. Drawing on the social sciences, philosophy, and theology, Ryan examines the claims of the New Atheists and of their various religious and secular opponents and finds both sides wanting.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRather than the mutual demonization that marks the New Atheist debate, Ryan argues that modern society needs respectful ethical dialogue in which citizens present their points of view and seek to understand the positions of others. Lucidly written and clearly argued, \u003cem\u003eAfter the New Atheist Debate\u003c\/em\u003e is a book that brings welcome clarity and a solid path to the often contentious conversation about religion in the public sphere.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Phil Ryan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1442649526\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781442649521\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Toronto Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/29\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.97lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.00d","brand":"Phil Ryan","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48065598292223,"sku":"9781442649521","price":74.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_cdcd0b94-2a2b-4fe5-be39-9908d2680456.jpg?v=1768676035","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/after-the-new-atheist-debate-phil-ryan-9781442649521","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}