{"product_id":"when-atheism-becomes-religion-americas-new-fundamentalists-paperback","title":"When Atheism Becomes Religion: America's New Fundamentalists - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eChris Hedges\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eAmerican Fascists\u003c\/i\u003e and the NBCC finalist for \u003ci\u003eWar Is a Force That Gives Us Meaning\u003c\/i\u003e comes this timely and compelling work about new atheists: those who attack religion to advance the worst of global capitalism, intolerance and imperial projects. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Chris Hedges, who graduated from seminary at Harvard Divinity School, has long been a courageous voice in a world where there are too few. He observes that there are two radical, polarized and dangerous sides to the debate on faith and religion in America: the fundamentalists who see religious faith as their prerogative, and the new atheists who brand all religious belief as irrational and dangerous. Both sides use faith to promote a radical agenda, while the religious majority, those with a commitment to tolerance and compassion as well as to their faith, are caught in the middle. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The new atheists, led by Richard Dawkins, Christopher Hitchens and Sam Harris, do not make moral arguments about religion. Rather, they have created a new form of fundamentalism that attempts to permeate society with ideas about our own moral superiority and the omnipotence of human reason. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003eI Don't Believe in Atheists\u003c\/i\u003e critiques the radical mindset that rages against religion and faith. Hedges identifies the pillars of the new atheist belief system, revealing that the stringent rules and rigid traditions in place are as strict as those of any religious practice. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Hedges claims that those who have placed blind faith in the morally neutral disciplines of reason and science create idols in their own image -- a sin for either side of the spectrum. He makes an impassioned, intelligent case against religious and secular fundamentalism, which seeks to divide the world into those worthy of moral and intellectual consideration and those who should be condemned, silenced and eradicated. Hedges shatters the new atheists' assault against religion in America, and in doing so, makes way for new, moderate voices to join the debate. This is a book that must be read to understand the state of the battle about faith.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eChris Hedges is a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist who was a foreign correspondent and bureau chief in the Middle East and the Balkans for fifteen years for \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times.\u003c\/i\u003e He previously worked overseas for \u003ci\u003eThe Dallas Morning News\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Christian Science Monitor\u003c\/i\u003e, and NPR. He is host of the Emmy Award­-nominated RT America show \u003ci\u003eOn Contact.\u003c\/i\u003e Hedges, who holds a Master of Divinity from Harvard University, is the author of numerous books, and was a National Book Critics Circle finalist for \u003ci\u003eWar Is a Force That Gives Us Meaning\u003c\/i\u003e. He has taught at Columbia University, New York University, Princeton University, and the University of Toronto. He has taught college credit courses through Rutgers University in the New Jersey prison system since 2013.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 6.8 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 10, 2009\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42656533184608,"sku":"9781416570783","price":26.19,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0598\/1922\/9280\/files\/LytMNFYxb25hcEVFYUcrV2JSK09NZz09.webp?v=1774201860","url":"https:\/\/bijoucc.myshopify.com\/products\/when-atheism-becomes-religion-americas-new-fundamentalists-paperback","provider":"CARIBBEAN CONNECT","version":"1.0","type":"link"}