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While religious rhetoric pervades everyday American culture and politics, the population of Americans who identify with no organized religion has actually quadrupled in just the last 25 years. Worldwide, the non-religious now make up the third largest "religious" category, following Christianity and Islam. In this episode, guest host Jacqui Frost interviews Dr. Lois Lee [1], whose new book Recognizing the Non-religious: Reimagining the Secular [2] explores the variety of beliefs and identities found within this growing population. They discuss how atheism, the non-religious identity that receives by far the most media attention, is only one non-religious identity among many. Dr. Lee describes findings from her research on non-religious groups and individuals in Britain and the ways they think about, enact, and even wear their non-religion in daily life.
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[1] http://ucl.academia.edu/LoisLee
[2] https://global.oup.com/academic/product/recognizing-the-non-religious-9780198736844?cc=us&lang=en&
[3] http://files.thesocietypages.org/downloads/OH119_Lee.mp3
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