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The Revolt Against Religion
- Author
- Joseph McCabe
- Narrator
- Oberon Michaels
- Publisher
- Voices of Today Pty LTD
- Publish Date
- 29 September 2026
- Run Time
- 1 hour 5 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
What to expect
In The Revolt Against Religion, celebrated rationalist Joseph McCabe examines one of the defining intellectual movements of the modern age: humanity’s growing rejection of traditional religious authority. In this survey of history from the Renaissance and the Enlightenment through the rise of modern science, biblical criticism, philosophy, and social reform, McCabe argues that the decline of orthodox belief is not a passing trend but the culmination of centuries of intellectual and cultural change. Written in McCabe’s characteristically lucid and provocative style, this classic work challenges long-held assumptions about faith, reason, and the progress of civilization. Whether admired as a pioneering defense of freethought or debated as a forceful critique of religion, The Revolt Against Religion remains a fascinating window into one of the twentieth century’s most influential secular voices.
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- Author
- Joseph McCabe
- Narrator
- Oberon Michaels
- Duration
- 1 hour 5 minutes
- Release Date
- 29 September 2026
- ISBN
- 9798236044103
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Voices of Today Pty LTD
- Genre
- Agnosticism and atheism, Comparative religion, Theology, Spirituality and religious experience
Synopsis
In The Revolt Against Religion, celebrated rationalist Joseph McCabe examines one of the defining intellectual movements of the modern age: humanity’s growing rejection of traditional religious authority. In this survey of history from the Renaissance and the Enlightenment through the rise of modern science, biblical criticism, philosophy, and social reform, McCabe argues that the decline of orthodox belief is not a passing trend but the culmination of centuries of intellectual and cultural change. Written in McCabe’s characteristically lucid and provocative style, this classic work challenges long-held assumptions about faith, reason, and the progress of civilization. Whether admired as a pioneering defense of freethought or debated as a forceful critique of religion, The Revolt Against Religion remains a fascinating window into one of the twentieth century’s most influential secular voices.
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