Having previously collaborated on A Guide for the Perplexed, Aikin and Talisse (both philosophy, Vanderbilt) explain to religious believers that atheism is a morally and intellectually responsible position, and that the same moral commitments that religious believers place at the core of their religious conviction can be appealed to in making a case for atheism. They think that if atheists and believers can respect each other for their choices, the state of democratic politics in the US would improve. Annotation ©2011 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)