Atheist Identities - Spaces and Social Contexts.

Intro -- Contents -- Contributors -- 1 Introduction -- 1.1 Social Identities -- 1.2 Group Identities -- 1.3 Individual Identities -- 1.4 Conclusion: Atheist Identities -- References -- 2 The Church on the Margins: The Religious Context of the New Atheism -- 2.1 Religion in Canada Today -- 2.2 Two Stories About Decline -- 2.2.1 A Narrative of Secularization -- 2.2.2 A Narrative of Renewal -- 2.3 Charles Taylor's Story -- 2.3.1 Modern Social Imaginaries -- 2.3.2 Dynamics of Modernity -- 2.3.3 Religion in the Age of Mobilization -- 2.3.4 Religion in the Age of Authenticity -- 2.4 Religion and Atheism After Christendom -- References -- 3 Freedom of and Freedom from Religion: Atheist Involvement in Legal Cases -- 3.1 The Lautsi Case -- 3.2 Québec -- 3.3 Conclusions -- References -- 4 Atheism Versus Humanism: Ideological Tensions and Identity Dynamics -- 4.1 Two Atheisms: A Historical Perspective -- 4.2 The New Atheism -- 4.3 Atheist Identity Politics -- 4.4 Atheism Versus Humanism: Individualism or Social Justice? -- 4.5 Conclusion -- References -- 5 The Cultural, the Nominal, and the Secular: The Social Reality of Religious Identity Among Sri Lankan Tamil Youth in Canada -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 The Sri Lankan and Broader Social Movement Context -- 5.3 Non-religion and Cultural Religion -- 5.4 Holes and Scaffolding -- 5.5 Ethnic and Social Movement Identity -- References -- 6 Secularist Rituals in the US: Solidarity and Legitimization -- 6.1 Organized Secularists and Positive Atheism -- 6.2 A Diversity of Rituals -- 6.3 Solidarity and Secularist Public Events -- 6.4 Commemorations, Rituals and the Legitimization of Secularism -- 6.5 Celebrating Darwin and Science -- 6.6 Atheist Individualism and Rituals -- References -- 7 Believing to Belong: Non-religious Belief as a Path to Inclusion -- 7.1 Introduction.

7.2 The Problem of Definition and Methodology -- 7.3 Camp Quest Montana -- 7.4 Non-religious Beliefs -- 7.5 Discussion -- 7.6 Conclusion -- References -- 8 A Common Godlessness: A Snapshot of a Canadian University Atheist Club, Why Its Members Joined, and What That Community Means to Them -- 8.1 Demography and Scope -- 8.2 Expectations -- 8.3 Results Part 1: Why Did You Decide to Join an Atheist Community? -- 8.3.1 Belinda -- 8.3.2 James -- 8.3.3 Edward -- 8.4 Results Part 2: Could You Describe What the Atheist Community Means to You? -- 8.4.1 Donovan -- 8.4.2 Brendon -- 8.4.3 Sylvia -- 8.5 Conclusion -- References -- 9 From Atheist to Spiritual But Not Religious: A Punctuated Continuum of Identities among the Second Generation of Post-1970 Immigrants in Canada -- 9.1 Introduction: Lived and Systemic Atheism/Religion -- 9.2 From Atheism to Religion: A Punctuated Continuum -- 9.3 Individual Profiles: From ADNR to SBNR -- 9.4 Discussion and Conclusion -- References -- 10 Living Non-religious Identity in London -- 10.1 Accounts of Emotional Experiences Influencing My Informants' Decisions to Reject Religious Faith -- 10.2 The Influence of Religious Ideas and Institutions in the Public and Political Spheres Contributes to Participants' Understanding of Their Status as `Non-religious People' -- 10.3 Opposition to the Influence of Religious Ideas on Public and Political Life Results from a Perceived Conflict of Values, Rather than Purely Intellectual Disagreement over Propositional Beliefs -- 10.4 Conclusion -- References -- 11 Without God yet Not Without Nuance: A Qualitative Study of Atheism and Non-religion Among Scottish University Students -- 11.1 Introduction -- 11.2 What does this have to do with Atheism? -- 11.3 Taking a Closer Look -- 11.3.1 Multiple Identification -- 11.3.2 `Nominal Christians' -- 11.4 Moving Forward.

11.4.1 The Naturalistic Type -- 11.4.2 The Humanistic Type -- 11.4.3 The Spiritual Type -- 11.4.4 The Familial Type -- 11.4.5 The Philosophical Type -- 11.4.6 Implications -- 11.5 Conclusion -- References -- 12 Who Are the "New Atheists"? -- 12.1 Finding the New Atheists -- 12.2 Demographics of the New Atheists -- 12.2.1 Age -- 12.2.2 Sex -- 12.2.3 Race -- 12.2.4 Marital Status -- 12.2.5 Political Views -- 12.2.6 Income -- 12.2.7 Education -- 12.2.8 Predictors of New Atheism -- 12.3 Conclusion -- References -- About the Authors -- Index.

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