Unbelievers
Book • 2019
In 'Unbelievers: An Emotional History of Doubt', Alec Ryrie traces the development of unbelief and the changing emotional life associated with doubt from the Reformation to the present.
The book examines how communities and individuals experienced and expressed disbelief, and how cultural and religious shifts shaped responses to doubt.
Ryrie blends intellectual history with emotional and social perspectives to show how unbelief became a normalized part of modern life.
He explores notable episodes and figures to illuminate wider trends in secularization and belief.
The work situates personal experience within broader historical transformations affecting religion and society.
The book examines how communities and individuals experienced and expressed disbelief, and how cultural and religious shifts shaped responses to doubt.
Ryrie blends intellectual history with emotional and social perspectives to show how unbelief became a normalized part of modern life.
He explores notable episodes and figures to illuminate wider trends in secularization and belief.
The work situates personal experience within broader historical transformations affecting religion and society.
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