Preface 1. The Repression of Atheism 2. Restoration Atheists: Foundling Followers of Hobbes 3. Anthony Collins' Atheology 4. The Suppression of ‘Atheism’ 5. The Birth of Avowed Atheism: 1782-1797 6. Shelley’s Deicide 7. The Struggle of Theoretical Atheism over Practical Atheism 8. The Causes of Atheism 9. The Atheists: 1822-1842 10. Militant and Academic Atheism Epilogue: The Ethics of Unbelief
Biography
David Berman
Reviews of the original edition:
‘Berman’s careful survey will be a useful reminder of the relative youth of open disbelief in religion.’ TLS
‘a fascinating glimpse into the minds of many people struggling with the God problem…meticulous documentation…a real and significant contribution to the history of British atheism in its formative stages.’ American Rationalist
