There Is No God - Atheists in America

Informationen zum Autor David A. Williamson is associate professor of sociology at the University of North Texas. George Yancey is professor of sociology at the University of North Texas. He is the author of numerous books, including Just Don't Marry: Interracial Dating, Marriage, and Parenting and One Body, One Spirit: Principles of Successful Multiracial Churches. Klappentext There Is No God: Atheists in America explores the growing number of atheists in America. While the United States is still a religious nation, there is an increasingly visible number of people who profess faith in no god, and yet, beyond their most famous spokespeople, we know little about this growing group. There Is No God draws on national survey data, original research, and in-depth interviews to present an accessible overview of who atheists in America really are, how they come to their beliefs and explain them to others, and how their beliefs shape their lives, particularly regarding politics. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1: Understanding Atheism in the United States2: A Brief History of Atheism3: Who Are the Atheists?4: The Foolishness of Religion5: Progressive Politics as a Tenet of Atheism6: Towards an Atheist Morality7: Atheism in the United States8: Summary and ConclusionTablesAppendices

Product details

• Authors: David Williamson, David A. Williamson, David A. Yancey Williamson, David Yancey Williamson, George Yancey, Yancey George
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 04.04.2013
• EAN: 9781442218499
• ISBN: 978-1-4422-1849-9
• No. of pages: 150
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Other religions; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Social structure research; USA, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology of Religion, RELIGION / Atheism, RELIGION / Agnosticism, United States of America, USA, Religious groups: social & cultural aspects, Agnosticism and atheism, Agnosticism & Atheism, Social groups: religious groups and communities