Acknowledgments

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Preface ix
4. Part I. Getting the Lay of the Land: Identifying as Atheist
5. 1. Well, I’ll Be Damned!: Considering Atheism beyond the “Popular View” 1
6. 2. Acquiring Atheist Identities: Four Acquisition Narratives 41
7. 3. Maintaining Atheist Identities: Stigma, Reason, Feelings 75
8. Part II. Digging a Bit Deeper: Cultivating Atheist Sensibilities
9. 4. The Empirical Root: Science without Scientism 115
10. 5. The Critical Root: Living with Integrity by Saying No 144
11. 6. The Agnostic Root: Being Open by Saying “I Don’t Know” 168
12. 7. The Immanent Root: Progressing by Saying Yes 194
13. Conclusion 227
14. Acknowledgments 237
15. Appendix A. The Varieties of Nonreligious Experience: Interview Schedule (E- mail Version) 239
16. Appendix B. The Varieties of Nonreligious Experience: A Demographic Snapshot 241
17. Notes 243
18. Index 263
19. About the Author 273