Theism and Atheism in a Post-Secular Age, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2017

This book examines the post-secular idea of ?religion for non-believers?. The new form of unbelief which is dubbed as ?tourist atheism? is not based on absolute rejection of religion as a ?dangerous illusion? or ?mere prejudice?. Tourist atheists instead consider religion as a cultural heritage and a way of seeking perfection. What are the origins of these new forms of atheism? What are the implications of the emergence of a type of atheism which is more open toward religious teachings, rituals, arts, and world views? Hashemi argues that public intellectuals must consider that it is a sign of a post-secular age in which believers and non-believers go beyond mere tolerance and engage in a creative process of co-practice and co-working.

Morteza Hashemi is a visiting research fellow at the University of Warwick, UK, and a social researcher in post-secularism and technology

Winner of the Farabi International Award 2017 and shortlisted for the BSA Philip Abrams Memorial Prize

Connects the work of de Botton and Dawkins to the ideas of philosophers such as Peter Sloterdijk and Hans Blumenberg

Explores the theological roots of modern atheisms

Challenges the dichotomies of reason versus faith or ‘the sacred’ versus ‘the secular’