The Varieties of Nonreligious Experience : : Atheism in American Culture /

The Varieties of Nonreligious Experience : : Atheism in American Culture / / Jerome P. Baggett.

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A fascinating exploration of the breadth of social, emotional, and spiritual experiences of atheists in America Self-identified atheists make up roughly 5 percent of the American religious landscape, comprising a larger population than Jehovah’s Witnesses, Orthodox Christians, Muslims, Buddhists, an...

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Baggett, Jerome P.,
Place / Publishing House:New York, NY : : New York University Press, , [2019]
©2019
Year of Publication:2019
Language:English
Series:Secular Studies ; 2
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Physical Description:1 online resource :; 4 black and white illustrations
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • Part I Getting the Lay of the Land: Identifying as Atheist
  • 1 Well, I’ll Be Damned! Considering Atheism beyond the “Popular View”
  • 2 Acquiring Atheist Identities: Four Acquisition Narratives
  • 3 Maintaining Atheist Identities: Stigma, Reason, Feelings
  • Part II Digging a Bit Deeper: Cultivating Atheist Sensibilities
  • 4 The Empirical Root: Science without Scientism
  • 5 The Critical Root: Living with Integrity by Saying No
  • 6 The Agnostic Root: Being Open by Saying “I Don’t Know”
  • 7 The Immanent Root: Progressing by Saying Yes
  • Conclusion
  • Acknowledgments
  • Appendix A The Varieties of Nonreligious Experience: Interview Schedule (E- mail Version)
  • Appendix B The Varieties of Nonreligious Experience: A Demographic Snapshot
  • Notes
  • Index
  • About the Author

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