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Atheists in America
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Edited by:
Melanie Brewster
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Published/Copyright:
2014
About this book
An intimate psychological study of a largely invisible minority navigating life in a religious world.
Author / Editor information
Melanie Elyse Brewster is a professor of psychology and education at Teachers College, Columbia University. Her research focuses on marginalized groups and examines how experiences of discrimination and stigma may shape the mental health of minority group members, such as LGBTQ individuals, atheists, and people of color. She regularly tweets about identity politics at @melysebrewster.
Reviews
Intriguing... This volume should appeal to academics and some spiritual seekers.
Dan Barker, copresident, Freedom from Religion Foundation:
I used to preach that atheists are fools who lead sad, empty, meaningless, and immoral lives. Then I actually met some atheists. After reading the moving and honest stories in Atheists in America, you will agree with me that nonbelievers lead reasonable, moral, and purposeful lives.
Michael Shermer, editor of Skeptic:
Atheists in America—a vital new contribution to the growing literature on nonbelievers—reveals in their own words how a wide diversity of people learned to live lives of integrity and meaning without God. The book also grants readers ready to hear it the message that not only is it okay not to believe, being an atheist can be both enlightening and liberating.
Amarnath Amarasingam, York University:
Atheists in America is a unique contribution to the literature on atheism touching on topics rarely discussed or researched. I do not know of any other book on the market that seeks to bring together individual narratives of deconversion and the challenges faced afterward.
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PART 2. CULTURAL CONTEXTS IN COMING OUT AS ATHEIST
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PART 3. TWO CLOSETS? Identifying as Both LGBTQ and Atheist
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PART 4. AIN’T NO MOUNTAIN HIGH ENOUGH
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PART 5. FAMILY LIFE AND ATHEIST PARENTING
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PART 6. THE SEARCH FOR CONNECTION
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PART 7. ATHEISM AT WORK
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Publishing information
Pages and Images/Illustrations in book
eBook published on:
June 3, 2014
eBook ISBN:
9780231537001
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Pilot project, eBook available to selected US libraries only
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Main content:
272
eBook ISBN:
9780231537001
Audience(s) for this book
Professional and scholarly;
