Tom Flynn (author) - The New Encyclopedia of Unbelief

The New Encyclopedia of Unbelief

In 2007 Prometheus Books published "The New Encyclopedia of Unbelief," an 897-page reference work on atheism, agnosticism, humanism, and related philosophies edited by Flynn. The work featured a foreword by Richard Dawkins. Intended as a successor to the 1985 "The Encyclopedia of Unbelief" edited by the late freethought bibliographer Gordon Stein, the work earned mixed reviews. The International Review of Biblical Studies praised it, saying, "This is a most valuable addition to all existing encyclopedias of religion because it offers the calmly argued perspective of contemporary freethinkers, atheists and secular humanists". Atheist blogger Santi Tafarella criticized the work's choice of topics and its pre-Internet approach to its subject matter.