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Fifty Years of Freethought
Hardcover
PhilosophyAtheism & Agnosticism20th Century United States History
ISBN13: 9781025657226
Publisher: Tradd Street Press
Published: Feb 14 2026
Pages: 548
Weight: 2.07
Height: 1.19 Width: 6.14 Depth: 9.21
Language: English
Fifty Years of Freethought offers an expansive and firsthand chronicle of the secular movement in the United States during a transformative era. Authored by George E. Macdonald, the long-time editor of the influential journal The Truth Seeker, this work serves as both a personal memoir and a comprehensive historical record of the intellectual battles fought for rationalism, atheism, and the separation of church and state.
Spanning the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, the narrative captures the lives and legacies of key figures in the freethought tradition, including Robert G. Ingersoll and other radical thinkers who challenged religious orthodoxy. Macdonald provides detailed accounts of the legal struggles, public debates, and social controversies that shaped the American skeptical landscape. From the evolution-creationism debates to the fight against blasphemy laws, this work documents the evolving relationship between faith and reason in modern society.
With its unique perspective from the front lines of secular journalism, Fifty Years of Freethought is an essential resource for those interested in the history of philosophy, civil liberties, and the rise of non-belief in America. It remains a poignant testament to the persistence of critical inquiry and the enduring quest for intellectual freedom.
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