Richard Dawkins is former Charles Simonyi Professor of the Public Understanding of Science at Oxford University and one of the best-known of the New Atheists. His many books include The God Delusion and 2009’s The Greatest Show on Earth: The Evidence for Evolution.

Center for the Study of African-American Politics at Oxford provides resources on African American society and culture throughout history. Contact through the website.

The University of Cambridge posts a “Who’s Who” of atheists in history on its Investigating Atheism website.

The University of Cambridge launched a project called Investigating Atheism in response to the spate of books in recent years by New Atheists. The site aims to encourage informed opinion by providing historical context for the “God Wars” it says followed those books’ publication. An extensive resource, the project offers explanations, data and links on everything from […]

Shuja Shafi, a microbiologist at Northwick Park Hospital in Harrow, United Kingdom, is a co-author of the editorial, “Hajj and the Risk of Influenza,” and the letter, “Influenza Vaccine Uptake among British Muslims Attending Hajj, 2005 and 2006,” published in the British Medical Journal, Dec. 9, 2006.

The BBC maintains an ethics guide on war as part of their section on religion and ethics.

Written by Alister McGrath (Anchor Books, 2001). McGrath describes the history of the King James Bible.

Written by Adam Nicolson (Harper Collins, 2003). Nicolson describes the backdrop of the world into which the KJV emerged.

Written by Derek Wilson (Lion Books, 2010). Wilson chronicles the history and influence of the KJV.