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100 1 $aCooke, Bill,$d1956-$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n99282294
240 10 $aBlasphemy depot$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n2004099397
245 14 $aThe gathering of infidels :$ba hundred years of the Rationalist Press Association /$cBill Cooke ; preface by Edward Royle.
260 $aAmherst, N.Y. :$bPrometheus Books,$c2004.
300 $a356 pages :$billustrations ;$c23 cm
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
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500 $aOriginally published: The blasphemy depot. Great Britain : Rationalist Press Association, 2003.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 334-351) and index.
505 00 $gCh. 1.$tThe gathering of the infidels -- $gCh. 2.$tThe blasphemy depot -- $gCh. 3.$tWar and change -- $gCh. 4.$tChange and war -- $gCh. 5.$tThe humanist labyrinth -- $gCh. 6.$tA voice in the wilderness -- $gCh. 7.$tRationalism, humanism, and the retreat from Spencer -- $gCh. 8.$tEupraxophy in action -- $tEpilogue : the summing up -- $gApp. 1.$tWorks published by Watts & Co since 1890 -- $gApp. 2.$tHonorary associates -- $gApp. 3.$tOffice holders -- $gApp. 4.$tBooks or issues featured as supplements of the Literary Guide, 1893-1907 -- $gApp. 5.$tTopics and speakers at rationalist press association conferences, 1945-2001.
520 1 $a"The Gathering of Infidels, the first history of the RPA, delves into its archives to tell a fascinating story. Experienced freethought historian Bill Cooke discusses the association's achievements and ideas and profiles the key people involved in its development. At the same time, he does not shy away from its difficulties and controversies, offering a critical perspective that rationalists will certainly appreciate. He covers the historical background of the RPA's formation, the crucial role played by Charles Albert Watts, the association's enormous publishing successes, the vicissitudes of war and peace, and the evolution of rationalist ideas. The appendices include RPA-related bibliographic information as well as listings of its honorary associates, office holders, and conference topics and speakers."--BOOK JACKET.
650 0 $aRationalism$xHistory.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008110472
610 20 $aRationalist Press Association.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n85375516
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