American Secularism : Cultural Contours of Nonreligious Belief Systems /

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Honorable Mention, American Sociological Association Section on Religion Distinguished Book AwardA rapidly growing number of Americans are embracing life outside the bounds of organized religion. Although America has long been viewed as a fervently religious Christian nation, survey data shows that...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autores principales: Baker, Joseph O. (Autor), Smith, Buster G. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York, NY : New York University Press, [2015]
Colección:Religion and Social Transformation ; 3
Temas:
Secularism > United States > United States.
Secularism > United States.
HISTORY / United States / General.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction: A Nation of Nonbelievers
  • 1. Classifying Secularities
  • 2. A Cultural View of Secularities
  • 3. Historical Foundations
  • 4. The Great Abdicating
  • 5. Nonreligious Belief Systems
  • 6. Ethnicity, Assimilation, and Secularity
  • 7. Gender and Secularity
  • 8. Marriage, Family, and Social Networks
  • 9. The (Explicit) Politics of Secularity
  • Conclusion: A Secular, Cosmical Movement?
  • Data Sources Appendix
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index
  • About the Authors

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