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084 _aonline - DeGruyter
100 1 _aBaker, Joseph O.
_eautore
245 1 0 _aAmerican Secularism :
_bCultural Contours of Nonreligious Belief Systems /
_cJoseph O. Baker, Buster G. Smith.
264 1 _aNew York, NY :
_bNew York University Press,
_c[2015]
264 4 _c©2015
300 _a1 online resource
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337 _acomputer
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338 _aonline resource
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490 0 _aReligion and Social Transformation ;
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506 0 _arestricted access
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520 _aHonorable 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 more and more Americans are identifying as "not religious." There are more non-religious Americans than ever before, yet social scientists have not adequately studied or typologized secularities, and the lived reality of secular individuals in America has not been astutely analyzed. American Secularism documents how changes to American society have fueled these shifts in the non-religious landscape and examines the diverse and dynamic world of secular Americans.This volume offers a theoretical framework for understanding secularisms. It explores secular Americans' thought and practice to understand secularisms as worldviews in their own right, not just as negations of religion. Drawing on empirical data, the authors examine how people live secular lives and make meaning outside of organized religion. Joseph O. Baker and Buster G. Smith link secularities to broader issues of social power and organization, providing an empirical and cultural perspective on the secular landscape. In so doing, they demonstrate that shifts in American secularism are reflective of changes in the political meanings of "religion" in American culture.American Secularism addresses the contemporary lived reality of secular individuals, outlining forms of secular identity and showing their connection to patterns of family formation, sexuality, and politics, providing scholars of religion with a more comprehensive understanding of worldviews that do not include traditional religion. Data Analyses Appendix
538 _aMode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
546 _aIn English.
588 0 _aDescription based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 01. Nov 2023)
650 0 _aSecularism
_zUnited States.
650 7 _aHISTORY / United States / General.
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700 1 _aSmith, Buster G.
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850 _aIT-RoAPU
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9781479833726
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