Arthur B. Moss

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Arthur B. Moss

b. 1855

An English freethinker and public lecturer, he wrote brisk, argumentative books that brought science, religion, and human origins into direct debate. His work captures the energy of late Victorian secularism and the urge to explain big ideas in plain language.

2 Audiobooks

Nature and the Gods From "The Atheistic Platform", Twelve Lectures

Nature and the Gods From "The Atheistic Platform", Twelve Lectures

by Arthur B. Moss

Natural Man

Natural Man

by Arthur B. Moss

About the author

Born in 1855 and active into the early 20th century, Arthur B. Moss was an English freethinker, writer, and lecturer. He is associated with the secularist movement and is remembered for talks and essays that challenged orthodox religion while drawing on popular science and evolutionary thought.

His known books include Natural Man and Nature and the Gods, works that show his interest in human nature, belief, and the relationship between science and religion. He also appears in collections of lectures and essays, suggesting that public speaking was a major part of how he reached his audience.

Moss died in 1937. Today, his writing offers a window into the debates of his time, especially the way Victorian and Edwardian freethinkers tried to make difficult philosophical and scientific questions accessible to ordinary readers.