
The Number Of Nonreligious People Has Increased Dramatically Over The Past Several Decades, Yet Scholarship On The Nonreligious Is Severely Lacking. In Response To This Critical Gap In Knowledge, The Nonreligious Provides A Comprehensive Summation And Analysis Of Existing Social Scientific Research On Secular People And Societies. The Authors Present A Thorough Overview Of Existing Knowledge While Also Drawing Upon Ongoing Research And Suggesting Ways To Improve Our Understanding Of This Growing Population. Offering A Research- And Data-based Examination Of The Nonreligious, This Book Will Be An Invaluable Source Of Information And A Foundation For Further Scholarship. Written In Clear, Accessible Language That Will Appeal To Students And The Increasingly Interested General Reader, The Nonreligious Provides An Unbiased And Thorough Account Of Relevant Existing Scholarship Within The Social Sciences That Bears On Lived Experiences Of The Nonreligious.
This book investigates the sociological and psychological characteristics of the growing nonreligious population to address the significant lack of academic scholarship on secularism. The authors, a team of social scientists, synthesize existing data to provide a comprehensive framework for understanding how secular individuals live, organize, and interact within broader society. By evaluating current research trends, the text establishes a baseline for future inquiry into the lived experiences of those who identify as nonreligious.
What You Will Find
Experts and academics recognize this work as a foundational text that fills a critical void in religious and secular studies. Readers frequently note the clarity of the prose, which makes complex sociological data accessible to both students and the general public.
Page Count:
336
Publication Date:
2016-01-01
Publisher:
Oxford University Press, Incorporated
ISBN-10:
0199924961
ISBN-13:
9780199924967
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