Background
Thrower, James Arthur was born on October 5, 1936 in Guisborough, Yorkshire, England. Son of Arthur Cant and Elsie May (Worland) Thrower.
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The Alternative Tradition (Religion and Society (de Gruyter))
(Book by Thrower, James)
Book by Thrower, James
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Western Atheism: A Short History
(Much has been written on religions of all types, the hist...)
Much has been written on religions of all types, the history of religious belief, and on the supernatural interpretation of the world, but where can we turn for an account of unbelief-the naturalistic alternative? James Thrower's concise and direct approach examines the thinkers and schools which defined atheism, beginning with Greece, Rome, and Israel. He notes that the intellectual status of unbelief rose significantly in Western Europe as a result of the clash in the Middle Ages between the powerful force of faith and the emerging but still limited influence of reason. Physical science was developing and the world of the intellect would expand during the Renaissance that followed. This delightfully pertinent short history illustrates the leading issues separating the theist from the atheist and agnostic, and sheds light on world events and the inconsistencies inherent in supernaturalism and theistic theories. Thrower discusses atheism both as a reaction to belief and as a separate and consistent form of belief in a world stripped of the divine, where reason, science, and humankind's endless search for knowledge flourish.
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A Short History of Western Atheism (The Humanist library)
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The Alternative Tradition: Religion and the Rejection of Religion in the Ancient World (Religion and Society)
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James Arthur Thrower
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Education
Bachelor, U. Durham, England, 1958; Master of Arts, U. Durham, England, 1960; BLitt, U. Oxford, England, 1963; Doctor of Philosophy, U. Aberdeen, Scotland, 1981.
Career
Tutor, organizer, W.E.A., Cambridge, England, 1963-1964; lecturer, U. Ghana, West Africa, 1964-1968; lecturer, Bede College, Durham, 1968-1970; from lecturer to reader, U. Aberdeen, 1970-1993; director Center for Study of Religions, U. Aberdeen, since 1987. Visiting professor U. Helsinki, Finland, 1975, Leningrad U., The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, 1976, Polish Academy Sciences, Warsaw, 1976, Alighar Muslim U., India, 1988, Chinese Academy Social Science, Beijing, 1989.
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Western Atheism: A Short History
(Much has been written on religions of all types, the hist...)
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The Alternative Tradition (Religion and Society (de Gruyter))
(Book by Thrower, James)
- A Short History of Western Atheism (The Humanist library)
- The Alternative Tradition: Religion and the Rejection of Religion in the Ancient World (Religion and Society)
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Western Atheism: A Short History
Membership
Fellow Royal Asiatic Society. Member International Association History of Religions.
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Married Judith Elizabeth Gauss, August 6, 1960. Children: Penelope, Charlotte, Annabel.
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