Atheists

by HUNSBERGER, BRUCE E.ALTEMEYER, BOB

• ISBN13: 9781591024132
• ISBN10: 1591024137
• Format: Trade Paper
• Copyright: 2006-06-01
• Publisher: Prometheus Books

Summary

After reviewing the mounting evidence that organised religion is declining in many countries, this accessible book provides the first scientific study of active atheists.

Author Biography

Bob Altemeyer is associate professor of psychology at the University of Manitoba. Bruce E. Hunsberger was professor of psychology at Wilfred Laurier University.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	9	(2)
Introduction	11	(12)
How We Studied Atheists	23	(12)
Are the ``Atheists'' Really Atheists?	35	(6)
How Do People Become Atheists?	41	(18)
Dogmatism	59	(10)
Zealotry	69	(10)
Religious Ethnocentrism	79	(10)
Other Findings	89	(14)
Summary and Predictions about ``Ordinary'' American Atheists	103	(12)
Agnostics and Inactive Believers in the Manitoba Parent Sample	115	(16)
Responses from Members of the Atheist Organizations We Surveyed	131	(14)
Appendix. Survey Sent to the San Francisco Atheists Clubs	145	(12)
Index	157