Ed Buckner

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Buckner, Edward M. (2003). "Winning the Battle Royal". In Blaker, Kimberley (ed.). Fundamentals of Extremism: The Christian Right in America . New Boston Books. ISBN   9780972549608. [17]
  • Flynn, Tom, ed. (2007). The New Encyclopedia of Unbelief. Prometheus Books. ISBN   9781591023913. (several entries)
  • Miscellaneous

    Dr. Buckner was honored with an award for excellence in teaching by the Georgia State University Foundation in two years, 1980–1981 and 1983–1984. [1] He was elected to College of Public and Urban Affairs Executive Committee, from 1983 to 1985. [1] He was elected as Senator for Urban Studies Department, Georgia State University Senate, for the 1985–1986 term. [1] He co-edited Taking the Harder Right by Oliver G. Halle with his wife Diane. [14] He resides in his home in Atlanta, Georgia. [14] On his tenure as President of American Atheists, Dr. Ed. Buckner participated in the "Islam or Atheism: You Decide!" debate on June 22, 2010 in London, England. [18] He also stated after the debate that he remains convinced that Islam is not supportable nor a rational belief. [19]

    His past positions included—Researcher for a public school system, an Assistant Professor of Urban Studies, College of Public and Urban Affairs, Georgia State University. Taught research methods, statistics/computer use, and graduate statistical analysis courses—including bivariate and multivariate statistics. Responsible for managing and conducting wide variety of research and for analysis of data resulting from research projects. Served as a consultant on statistics, SPSSX computer programs and more. [11]

    References

    1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Brief biography of Ed Buckner". infidels.org. The Secular Web. Retrieved 2017-04-01.
    2. 1 2 Sumerian, Enki. "Interview with Dr. Ed Buckner". Archived 2013-01-01 at the Wayback Machine tabee3i. February 8, 2010.
    3. "President of American Atheists Announces Retirement". Friendly Atheist blog. patheos.com. June 30, 2010.
    4. "Ed Buckner, President of American Atheists. Debates at Mega Church Near Cincinnati, Ohio". Blasphemous Blogging. March 7, 2010. Press release, Atheists.org.
    5. "Ed Buckner's Address to the March 2003 meeting". Secular Humanist Bulletin. 18 (4). December 4, 2003. Retrieved August 1, 2012.
    6. "Ed Buckner". Committee for Skeptical Inquiry. Retrieved August 1, 2012.
    7. "Georgians Pray for Rain". USA Today. November 14, 2007. Retrieved August 1, 2012.
    8. www.atheists.org http://www.atheists.org/about-us/board-of-directors; . Retrieved June 24, 2014.{{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)[ permanent dead link ][ title missing ]
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    10. 1 2 "Speaker Profile: Ed Buckner". Center for Inquiry. Retrieved June 27, 2012.
    11. 1 2 Jager, Bill. "Ed Buckner – Writings Selections". Mindspring. Archived from the original on 7 April 2014. Retrieved 3 April 2014.
    12. The Galveston Daily News (Galveston, Texas, Thursday, April 5, 1962, p. 7
    13. The Galveston News (Galveston, Texas, Wednesday, November 28, 1962, p. 9
    14. 1 2 3 4 "Ed Buckner". Secular Student Alliance. Archived from the original on 27 February 2014. Retrieved 3 April 2014.
    15. "Atheist texts delivered to Georgia state park". August 14, 2013. Retrieved August 20, 2013.
    16. "Speakers". Setting the Agenda: Secular Humanism's Next 30 Years. secularhumanism.org. Archived from the original on May 8, 2012. Retrieved June 27, 2012.
    17. Coyle, Stephen C. "Customer Review: Fundamentals of Extremism". Amazon.com. Retrieved June 27, 2012.
    18. "The "Islam or Atheism: You Decide!"". The Big Debates. Retrieved 3 April 2014.
    19. "Interview: Dr Ed Buckner". Youtube. Retrieved 3 April 2014.
    Ed Buckner
    President of American Atheists
    In office
    2008–2010
    Preceded by President of American Atheists
    2008–2010
    Succeeded by