Journal of Contemporary Religion, Volume 27, Issue 1 (2012)

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Journal of Contemporary Religion, Volume 27, Issue 1 (2012)

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Non-religion and Secularity

Tributes

Peter B. Clarke: Tributes
John Barber, Paul Heelas, Louella Matsunaga, Keishin Inaba, Ian Reader, Ronan Alves Pereira, Martyn Percy, Michael O. York, Keith Ward, David Martin, Richard Gombrich, Peter Beyer & André Droogers
Pages: 1-18
Published online: 13 Jan 2012
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Original Articles

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Interdisciplinary Studies of Non-religion and Secularity: The State of the Union
Stephen Bullivant & Lois Lee
Pages: 19-27
Published online: 13 Jan 2012
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Three Puzzles of Non-religion in Britain
David Voas & Siobhan McAndrew
Pages: 29-48
Published online: 13 Jan 2012
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The Importance of Religious Displays for Belief Acquisition and Secularization
Jonathan A. Lanman
Pages: 49-65
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Organised Atheism in India: An Overview
Johannes Quack
Pages: 67-85
Published online: 13 Jan 2012
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The British Secular habitus and the War on Terror
Stacey Gutkowski
Pages: 87-103
Published online: 13 Jan 2012
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On the Receiving End: Discrimination toward the Non-Religious in the United States
Ryan T. Cragun, Barry Kosmin, Ariela Keysar, Joseph H. Hammer & Michael Nielsen
Pages: 105-127
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Research Note: Talking about a Revolution: Terminology for the New Field of Non-religion Studies
Lois Lee
Pages: 129-139
Published online: 13 Jan 2012
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Book Reviews

Book Review
Atheism and Secularity
Ariela Keysar
Pages: 141-144
Published online: 13 Jan 2012
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Religion and the New Atheism: A Critical Appraisal
David M. Csaszar
Pages: 144-146
Published online: 13 Jan 2012
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Varieties of Secularism in a Secular Age
Humeira Iqtidar
Pages: 147-148
Published online: 13 Jan 2012
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Comparative Secularisms in a Global Age
Roger Trigg
Pages: 148-150
Published online: 13 Jan 2012
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The Secular Outlook: In Defense of Moral and Political Secularism
Ryan T. Cragun
Pages: 150-151
Published online: 13 Jan 2012
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An Awareness of What is Missing: Faith and Reason in a Post-Secular Age
Anthony J. Carroll
Pages: 151-153
Published online: 13 Jan 2012
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Book Review
The Unbelievers: The Evolution of Modern Atheism
Suzanne Iris Brink
Pages: 153-155
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Book Review
The New Atheist Novel: Fiction, Philosophy and Polemic after 9/11
Maria Way
Pages: 155-157
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Book Review
Human Identity at the Intersection of Science, Technology and Religion
Simon Locke
Pages: 157-159
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Book Review
Religion und Religiosität im vereinigten Deutschland: Zwanzig Jahre nach dem Umbruch
Małgorzata Rajtar
Pages: 159-160
Published online: 13 Jan 2012
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Wahhābī Islam Facing the Challenges of Modernity: Dār al-Iftā in the Modern Saudi State
Jason Dean
Pages: 161-162
Published online: 13 Jan 2012
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Book Review
Religion and Politics in Kenya: Essays in Honor of a Meddlesome Priest
Kevin Ward
Pages: 162-163
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Book Review
Summoning the Spirits: Possession and Invocation in Contemporary Religion
James L. Cox
Pages: 163-166
Published online: 13 Jan 2012
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The Globalization of Hesychasm and the Jesus Prayer: Contesting Contemplation
Kristina Stoeckl
Pages: 166-167
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Book Review
Collected Essays of Maurice Creasey, 1912–2004: The Social Thought of a Quaker Thinker
Pink Dandelion
Pages: 167-169
Published online: 13 Jan 2012
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The Tangled Bank: Toward an Ecotheological Ethics of Responsible Participation
Tony Watling
Pages: 169-171
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Religion and Youth
Lisa D. Pearce
Pages: 171-173
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Book Review
Tales of Lights and Shadows: The Mythology of the Afterlife
Allan Kellehear
Pages: 173-175
Published online: 13 Jan 2012
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Book Review
Humour and Religion: Challenges and Ambiguities
Christie Davies
Pages: 175-176
Published online: 13 Jan 2012
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Book Review
Visual Research Methods in the Social Sciences: Awakening Visions
Philip Richter
Pages: 176-178
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Book Notes

Book Notes
Elisabeth Arweck
Pages: 179-184
Published online: 13 Jan 2012
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