None of the Above Nonreligious Identity in the US and Canada / Sarah Wilkins-Laflamme, Joel Thiessen.

Format:

Datafile

Author/Creator:

Thiessen, Joel, Author.

Wilkins-Laflamme, Sarah, Author.

Series:

Secular studies.

NYU scholarship online.

Secular Studies ; 4

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

women in workforce.

Voluntarism.

subtypes of religious nones.

Spirituality.

spiritual but not religious.

Sociology.

Socialization.

social and civic engagement.

Social acceptance.

Secularization.

Same-sex marriage.

regional.

re-affiliation.

polarization.

Pluralism.

Ethics.

late modern society.

irreligious socialization.

involved seculars.

involved believers.

inclusive religions.

inactive non-believers.

inactive believers.

Emigration and immigration.

growth rates.

governmental aid.

fertility rates.

abortion;apostasy;atheists;believing without belonging;Canada;charitable giving;deep equality;defining religion;demographics;disaffiliation;discrimination;diversity;environment;evangelicals;exclusive religions.

United States.

Religious right.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (208 pages).

Place of Publication:

New York : New York University Press, 2021.

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

Compares secular attitudes characterizing "religious nones" in the United States and CanadaAlmost a quarter of American and Canadian adults are nonreligious, while teens and young adults are even less likely to identify religiously. None of the Above explores the growing phenomenon of "religious nones" in North America. Who are the religious nones? Why, and where, is this population growing? While there has been increased attention on secularism in both Europe and the United States, little work to date has focused on Canada. Joel Thiessen and Sarah Wilkins-Laflamme turn to survey and interview data to explore how a nonreligious identity impacts a variety of aspects of daily life in the US and Canada in sometimes similar and sometimes different ways, offering insights to illuminate societal and political trends. With numbers of nonreligious people even higher in Canada than in the US, some believe that secular currents to the north foreshadow what will happen in the US. None of the Above asserts that a growing divide between religious and nonreligious populations could engender a greater distance in moral and political values and behaviors. At once provocative and insightful, this book tackles questions of coexistence, religious tolerance, and spirituality, as American and Canadian society accelerate toward a more secular future.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Introduction: Nonreligious Identity in the US and Canada

1. I’m Done . . . and I’m Not Going Back!

2. Nones of All Shapes and Sizes

3. We Are Just as Moral . . . If Not More!

4. I Want Everybody to Have the Same Chance to Find Happiness

5. It’s Too Bad Your Parents Aren’t Christian . . .

Conclusion: Darlene, Patrick, Corrine, and Sandra

Acknowledgments

Appendix A: Interview Guide Used in Semistructured Interviews with Religious Nones

Appendix B: Further Statistical Results from Chapter 2

Appendix C: Further Statistical Results from Chapter 3

Appendix D: Further Statistical Results from Chapter 4

Notes

Bibliography

Index

About the Authors

Notes:

Previously issued in print: 2020.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781479864225

1479864226

OCLC:

1150901354