Becoming atheist: humanism and the secular West

by Brown, Callum G.

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Title Statements

Full title :Becoming atheist : humanism and the secular West / Callum G. Brown.

Summary

The Western World is becoming atheist. In the space of three generations churchgoing and religious belief have become alien to millions. We are in the midst of one of humankind's great cultural changes. How has this happened? Becoming Atheist explores how people of the sixties' generation have come to live their lives as if there is no God. It tells the life narratives of those from Britain, Western Europe, the United States and Canada who came from Christian, Jewish and other backgrounds to be without faith. Based on interviews with 85 people born in 18 countries, Callum Brown shows how gender, ethnicity and childhood shape how individuals lose religion. This book moves from statistical and broad cultural analysis to use frank, humorous and sometimes harrowing personal testimony. "Becoming Atheist" exposes people's role in renegotiating their own identities, and fashioning a secular and humanist culture for the Western world.

Edition Statements

Publication Date:© 2017

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Bloomsbury Academic
Place of Publication:London ; Oxford ; New York ; New Delhi ; Sydney
Language:eng
Publication Date:© 2017

The Physical Object

Description:x, 231 Seiten ; : 23 cm

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9781474224499, 1474224490, 9781474224529, 1474224520, 9781474224543, 1474224547
oclc:ocn976029627
LC Classification:BL2747.8
Dewey Decimal:200.9

Subjects

Atheism Atheism -- History -- 20th century Athéisme -- Histoire -- 20e siècle Atheismus History Säkularisierung Sécularisation (Théologie) -- Histoire … Secularism Secularism -- History -- 20th century Secularization (theology) Secularization (Theology) -- History --… Soziokultureller Wandel Westliche Welt