The Secular Mind
History of Doubt and Freethought
Doubt has a history, and it is older than its defenders usually claim. These books trace the intellectual and emotional dimensions of unbelief — how it has been generated, suppressed, recovered, and institutionalised across centuries and cultures. The critical question is how well the historical evidence supports the broader theses.
Battling the Gods: Atheism in the Ancient World. Knopf Doubleday, 2015.