Nathan G Alexander
Biographic Data
| ID | 4772657 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Nathan G Alexander |
| GIVEN NAMES | Nathan G |
| FAMILY NAME | Alexander |
| SIGNATURE | ALEXANDER N G |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Erfurt |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-4427-6880 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 8 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2017 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
The correspondence of John Dryden
The correspondence of John Dryden is the definitive edition of the letters of the most important playwright, poet and translator of the late seventeenth century. Dryden defined an age through his dramatic, poetic, satirical and critical writings and forged a new way for an author to publish, which can be seen in the Dryden-Tonson Miscellanies and his major translations such as the Works of Virgil. This newly transcribed correspondence is placed i…
The curse of race prejudice’
Before the twentieth century, debates about slavery, segregation and racial inequality in the United States were often bound up with the meanings of racial ‘prejudice’. In this article, Alexander suggests that the concept was often double-edged: deployed both against racial inequality and oppression, but also to maintain it. Since the end of the eighteenth century, abolitionists and other advocates of racial equality charged that their opponents …
Christopher Grasso, Skepticism and American Faith
American Religion 2, no. 1 (Fall 2020), pp. 189–191 Copyright © 2020, The Trustees of Indiana University • doi: 10.2979/amerreli.2.1.19 Book Review Christopher Grasso, Skepticism and American Faith: From the Revolution to the Civil War (New York: Oxford University Press, 2018) Nathan G. Alexander Fort Erie, Canada In recent years, there has been much new scholarship on the history of atheists and unbelievers. Christopher Grasso’s Skepticism and A…
Atheism and Polygenesis in the Nineteenth Century
This article examines a previously unexplored chapter in the history of atheism: its close links with nineteenth-century racial anthropology. These links are apparent especially in many atheists’ interest in polygenesis, the theory that human races had separate origins, in contrast to the orthodox Christian doctrine of monogenesis that said all races descended from Adam and Eve. The article's focus is Charles Bradlaugh (1833–91), arguably the mos…
Rethinking histories of atheism, unbelief, and nonreligion
With the number of atheists and nonreligious people at an all-time global high, scholars have become increasingly interested in the study of atheism, including its history. There is, however, disagreement about how best to conceptualise what is being studied. This article ventures to rethink the terminology we use to frame the field, and in particular the extent to which it can be applied beyond Western modernity. While ‘atheism’ or ‘unbelief’ ar…
Defining and redefining atheism
This article examines dictionaries and encyclopedias’ coverage of the term “atheism” in the anglophone world from the early modern period up until the twentieth century. The article recounts how most dictionary- and encyclopedia-makers often portrayed atheism as an irrational and immoral belief system, through their use of negative illustrative quotations or the idea of “atheism” as a denial of God. The article will also show how atheists respond…
Christianity and race in the American south
Books about race in American history have the (mis)fortune of almost always being timely. Paul Harvey’s book on the intersection of race and Christianity in the American South feels particularly so
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Christianity and race in the American south
Books about race in American history have the (mis)fortune of almost always being timely. Paul Harvey’s book on the intersection of race and Christianity in the American South feels particularly so
Atheism and Polygenesis in the Nineteenth Century
This article examines a previously unexplored chapter in the history of atheism: its close links with nineteenth-century racial anthropology. These links are apparent especially in many atheists’ interest in polygenesis, the theory that human races had separate origins, in contrast to the orthodox Christian doctrine of monogenesis that said all races descended from Adam and Eve. The article's focus is Charles Bradlaugh (1833–91), arguably the mos…
Rethinking histories of atheism, unbelief, and nonreligion
With the number of atheists and nonreligious people at an all-time global high, scholars have become increasingly interested in the study of atheism, including its history. There is, however, disagreement about how best to conceptualise what is being studied. This article ventures to rethink the terminology we use to frame the field, and in particular the extent to which it can be applied beyond Western modernity. While ‘atheism’ or ‘unbelief’ ar…
Defining and redefining atheism
This article examines dictionaries and encyclopedias’ coverage of the term “atheism” in the anglophone world from the early modern period up until the twentieth century. The article recounts how most dictionary- and encyclopedia-makers often portrayed atheism as an irrational and immoral belief system, through their use of negative illustrative quotations or the idea of “atheism” as a denial of God. The article will also show how atheists respond…
Christopher Grasso, Skepticism and American Faith
American Religion 2, no. 1 (Fall 2020), pp. 189–191 Copyright © 2020, The Trustees of Indiana University • doi: 10.2979/amerreli.2.1.19 Book Review Christopher Grasso, Skepticism and American Faith: From the Revolution to the Civil War (New York: Oxford University Press, 2018) Nathan G. Alexander Fort Erie, Canada In recent years, there has been much new scholarship on the history of atheists and unbelievers. Christopher Grasso’s Skepticism and A…
The curse of race prejudice’
Before the twentieth century, debates about slavery, segregation and racial inequality in the United States were often bound up with the meanings of racial ‘prejudice’. In this article, Alexander suggests that the concept was often double-edged: deployed both against racial inequality and oppression, but also to maintain it. Since the end of the eighteenth century, abolitionists and other advocates of racial equality charged that their opponents …
The correspondence of John Dryden
The correspondence of John Dryden is the definitive edition of the letters of the most important playwright, poet and translator of the late seventeenth century. Dryden defined an age through his dramatic, poetic, satirical and critical writings and forged a new way for an author to publish, which can be seen in the Dryden-Tonson Miscellanies and his major translations such as the Works of Virgil. This newly transcribed correspondence is placed i…
Philosophy (6 works) · Atheism (5 works) · History (5 works) · Philosophy (5 works) · History (4 works) · Political science (4 works) · Religion and Society Interactions (4 works) · Religious studies (4 works) · Religious Studies and Spiritual Practices (4 works) · Sociology (4 works)