Faith No More - Why People Reject Religion

Zusatztext well written and engaging read that sheds light on the stories, emotions, thoughts, experiences and struggles of men and women in the United States who have left faith and religious involvement for a more secular life... Informationen zum Autor Phil Zuckerman is Professor of Sociology at Pitzer College. He is the author of Society without God: What the Least Religious Nations Can Tell Us about Contentment, Atheism and Secularity, and Invitation to the Sociology of Religion. Klappentext Faith No More seeks to understand how and why people lose their faith, sever their ties with religious organizations, and experience a secularizing transformation in their own personal lives. Zusammenfassung Faith No More seeks to understand how and why people lose their faith, sever their ties with religious organizations, and experience a secularizing transformation in their own personal lives. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction Chapter One: Mother was an Exorcist Chapter Two: Stopped Making Sense Chapter Three: Misfortune Chapter Four: To be Mormon, or Not to Be Chapter Five: Sex and Secularity Chapter Six: Others Chapter Seven: Jail, Food Stamps, and Atheism Chapter Eight: The Apostate Worldview Chapter Nine: All in the Family? Chapter Ten: How and Why People Reject Religion Conclusion Appendix: Research Methods and Sample Characteristics Notes References Index

Product details

• Authors: Phil Zuckerman, Phil (Associate Professor of Sociology Zuckerman, Zuckerman Phil
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 16.07.2015
• EAN: 9780190248840
• ISBN: 978-0-19-024884-0
• No. of pages: 240
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Other religions; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Religion: general, reference works; Sociology, RELIGION / History, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology of Religion, Sociology: customs & traditions, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Customs & Traditions, RELIGION / Atheism, RELIGION / Agnosticism, History of Religion, Religious issues & debates, Cultural studies: customs and traditions, Agnosticism and atheism, Agnosticism & Atheism, Religious issues and debates