Atheist and Skeptical Resources
Religious themes
BOOKS:
These first four books are those authored by “The Four Horsemen.”
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The End of Faith by Sam Harris
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God is not Great by Christopher Hitchens
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The God Delusion by Richard Dawkins
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Breaking the Spell by Daniel Dennett
Deconversion stories:
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Godless: How an Evangelical Preacher Became One of America’s Leading Atheists by Dan Barker.
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Deconverted: A Journey from Religion to Reason by Seth Andrews.
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Why I Believed: Reflections of a Former Missionary by Kenneth Daniels.
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Towards the Light by John S. Compere.
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Hope After Faith: An Ex-Pastor’s Journey from Belief to Atheism by Jerry DeWitt.
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The Atheist Muslim: A Journey from Religion to Reason, by Ali. A. Rizvi.
Guides for helping the recently deconverted:
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Leaving the Fold: A Guide for Former Fundamentalists and Others Leaving Their Religion by Dr. Marlene Winell.
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Exiting the JW Cult: A Healing Handbook: For Current & Former Jehovah's Witnesses, by Bonnie Zieman.
PODCASTS:
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The Thinking Atheist with Seth Andrews
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Everyone's Agnostic with Call Midgley and Bob Pondillo
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Friendly Atheist with Hemant Mehta
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Secular Jihadists with Armin Navabi and Ali Rizvi
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Voices of Deconversion
WEBSITES:
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Richard Dawkins Foundation:
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Atheist Alliance International:
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The Clergy Project:
STREET EPISTEMOLOGY
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Anthony Magnabosco:
Skepticism themes
BOOKS:
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The Demon Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark, by Carl Sagan.
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Flim-Flam! Psychics, ESP, Unicorns, and Other Delusions, by James Randi.
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The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe How to Know What's Really Real in a World Increasingly Full of Fake, by Steven Novella and the rest of the SGU Rouges.
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Is Gwyneth Paltrow Wrong about Everything? How the Famous Sell Us Elixirs of Health, Beauty and Happiness, by Timothy Caulfield.
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Bad Advice or Why Celebrities, Politicians, and Activists Aren't Your Best Source of Health Information, by Paul A. Offit MD.
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The Not-So-Intelligent Designer, Why Evolution Explains the Human Body and Intelligent Design Does Not, by Abby Hafer.
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Bad Science, by Ben Goldacre.
PODCASTS
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The Skeptics Guide to the Universe:
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The Skeptic Zone:
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Skeptoid:
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Geologic Podcast:
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Squaring the Strange:
WEBSITES
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Science Based Medicine:
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Neurologica:
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Quackwatch:
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The Morning Heresy:
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SkeptVet, Science-based Pet Health:
PUBLICATIONS
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Skeptical Inquirer: