Books like Atheism by George H. Smith

Richard Dawkins argues that belief in God is irrational, harmful, and unnecessary, presenting scientific, historical, and philosophical evidence to refute religious claims and promote a secular, reason‑based worldview.

Christopher Hitchens: The ultimate case against religion and the case for a more secular life based on science and reason.

Bertrand Russell’s 1927 essay explains his rejection of Christianity, originally delivered as a talk at Battersea Town Hall and published as a pamphlet.

Sam Harris examines how faith, reason and politics collide, arguing that unchecked religious belief fuels conflict and that a secular, humanistic foundation is essential for ethics and spirituality.

Daniel Dennett examines religion through science and philosophy, questioning whether it is a product of evolution or rational choice and exploring its impact on morality.

Contemporary science presents us with the remarkable theory that the universe began to exist about fifteen billion years ago with a cataclysmic explosion called "the Big Bang." The question of whether Big Bang cosmology supports theism or atheism has long been a matter of discussion among the general public and in popular science books, but has received scant attention from philosophers. This book sets out to fill this gap by means of a sustained debate between two philosophers, William Lane Craig and Quentin Smith, who defend opposing positions. Craig argues that the Big Bang that began the universe was created by God, while Smith argues that the Big Bang has no cause. Alternating chapters by the two philosophers criticize and attempt to refute preceding arguments. Their arguments are based on Einstein's theory of relativity and include a discussion of the new quantum cosmology recently developed by Stephen Hawking and popularized in A Brief History of Time.