The Nonreligious: Understanding Secular People and Societies

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.


Author: Phil Zuckerman, Luke W. Galen, Frank L. Pasquale
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Published: 03/01/2016
Pages: 336
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.95lbs
Size: 9.10h x 6.10w x 1.00d
ISBN: 9780199924943

Review Citation(s):
Choice 10/01/2016

About the Author

Phil Zuckerman is Professor of Sociology and Secular Studies at Pitzer College.

Luke W. Galen is Professor of Psychology at Grand Valley State University.

Frank L. Pasquale is a cultural anthropologist whose research focuses on secularity and the role of the religious-secular construct in the world.