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Abington School District V. Schempp 3, 22, 67, 126 Accommodation 36, 105, 167F., 178F., 181, 183, 186, 188, 191–194, 202 Index Abington School District v. Schempp 3, 22, Centerfor Inquiry59, 69, 71f.,75, 78f., 67,126 107,165, 261f.,273, 301, 307f.,314 accommodation 36, 105, 167f.,178f.,181, Chambers,Bette63, 70, 73f. 183, 186, 188, 191–194, 202, 205, 207, Christianity 3, 14f.,18, 20–22, 24, 27f., 215, 217,247 32, 35, 51,53, 96, 193, 217,240f.,263, Adler,Felix310 287,309f. AfricanAmerican 154, 308f. church and state 69, 99, 103, 107 f.,119f., American Association forthe Advancement of 126, 166, 180, 194, 202, 221, 224, 229, Atheism 16–19, 27,67 263, 303, 308, 312 American Atheists 4, 19, 22f.,59f., 63f., churches 8, 16, 24, 28, 40, 74,104,107, 66–69, 76–79, 81, 106, 165f.,177,224, 120,123f.,127,157,228, 230, 257,260, 232, 235, 246, 263, 293, 301, 303, 308 265f.,268, 309, 312 American Civil Liberties Union 1, 224 Comte, Auguste36f., 43, 311 American Ethical Union 64, 81, 310 confrontation 50, 103, 105f.,143, 167,179, American HumanistAssociation 15, 23, 28, 183, 247 63–73, 76–79, 81, 107,261, 301, 303, congregations 8, 28, 66, 124, 128, 152– 308 160, 162–164, 168, 171, 173, 192, 263, American Religious IdentificationSurvey 309–312 216, 301, 311 Council for Secular Humanism 59f.,63f., American Secular Census 196, 209–214, 69, 71f.,76–79, 81, 303, 308 216 apatheism 97,303 Darwin Day 242 Arisian, Khoren 274 deism106 AsianAmerican 309 democracy 16, 105, 282 Atheist AllianceInternational 224 De Tocqueville, Alexis307 Atheist AllianceofAmerica64, 102f.,105, Dewey,John 22, 24, 66, 303, 312 107f.,224 diversity 7f., 48, 62, 82, 89, 97,99, 109, AtlantaFreethoughtSociety 225, 230,232, 118, 129, 167f.,204,215, 226f.,233, 242, 246 255, 265, 279, 303, 308, 313 Doer,Edd 63, 81 Barker, Dan 63, 69 donations 69, 80,124 Bentham, Jeremy 313 DuBois, W.E.B. 66 boundary92, 137,142, 147f.,159, 172, 176, Dunak, Karen 255, 259 179, 184, 188f.,255, 305 Brights 78, 228 Edgell, Penny 1, 113, 115, 125, 129, 145,147, Budd, Susan 191, 215, 302, 312 166, 284 Bundfür Geistesfreiheit Bayern225 Edwords, Fred 63, 70, 73 Bush, George W. 231 elimination 17,32, 50, 78, 192–194, 202, 205, 207,215–217,303 Campbell, Colin 4, 32, 61, 114, 191f.,302f., Ethical CultureSociety 19, 104, 152, 192, 312 262, 274, 310f. Camp Quest 63, 81, 224 ethics1,20f., 25, 32, 36, 40,42, 44, 50f., celebrant 65f.,179, 253, 259, 261f.,275, 97,100,102, 105–107,124, 151, 166, 296, 311 199 OpenAccess. ©2017 Ryan Cragun, published by De Gruyter. This work is licensed under the Creative CommonsAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License. https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110458657-016 Brought to you by | Sacred Heart University Authenticated Download Date | 1/11/18 4:23 PM 320 Index frame bridging 229 labels 113f.,117,138, 167,179, 195, 197f., Freedom From Religion Foundation 1, 59f., 208f.,236, 267,272f.,279, 285, 306 64, 68f.,76–79, 81, 177,301, 303, 308, Lamont, Corliss70f., 78, 139, 141, 274 311 Latino 154, 308f. Free Inquiry36, 43, 45, 59, 63, 71, 167,308 LeDrew,Stephen 57,61, 106, 108, 113, 116, Freeman, George 257,265, 295 135, 173, 177f.,193, 222, 228, 234 Lee, Lois 6, 92, 114, 116, 157,173f.,177, Gaylor,Annie Laurie 59, 69, 77 189, 222, 231, 242, 273, 275, 286 gender 61, 78, 146, 154, 195f.,206f., liberalism90, 107,193, 308 209f.,215, 226, 308, 310,314 German Democratic Republic 240 Mead, Rebecca 255, 258 Germany 5, 9, 174f., 221f.,224f.,230, 240, meditation 118, 120,128f.,266f. 248 MilitaryAssociation of Atheists and Freethin- goals 61f.,81, 91f.,98f., 103, 114–116, kers 81, 301 130,137,164–166, 168, 176, 179, 192, MinnesotaAtheists 225, 231f.,242 194f.,198, 200,202f.,205f.,208f., modernity89f., 279f.,313 224, 229, 235f.,238, 244, 246f.,303 Grimes, Ronald271, 274 naturalism41, 104, 157,302 groupidentity 8, 101 Naylor,Sharon 259 New Atheism 27,61, 87,108f.,113, 137, humanism3,13–16, 18–26, 28, 60, 65, 165, 168, 173, 177–179, 192–194, 221, 72, 78, 98, 103–105, 107,137,167,179, 247,303f. 234, 254, 274, 302, 310,313 Newman, Carol37f., 47,259 Humanistische Union 224 non-overlappingmagisteria 105f.,108 HumanistSociety 27 non-profit organizations 121, 311 HUUmanists 66 Obama, Barack 302 idealtypes 9, 121, 223, 227,236 O’Hair,MadalynMurray3f.,19, 22, 28, 57, Ingersoll, RobertG.66 59f.,67–69, 71–77,80, 82, 215, 232, Institutefor the Study of Secularism in Socie- 263 ty and Culture 308f. Olympic Movement 312 InternalRevenueService263, 265, 311 online communities 28, 140,146f. irreligion 13–15, 20, 26f.,61, 77,88f., 100, Openly Secular 64, 76, 296, 308 191, 302f. organizationalidentity 116, 120f.,130 organization theory114f. Jefferson, Thomas 106, 303, 313 Johnson, James Hervey 67,78 Paine, Thomas 31, 66 justice13, 45,97, 164, 199, 204,209, 258, personality 67,71–76, 101, 244, 246, 306 274, 281, 283 Pinn, Anthony 125 pluralism15f., 20, 89, 109 Kettell, Steven 62, 108, 173, 177–180,188, psychologist’sfallacy 92, 94, 96 191, 193f.,204,208, 217,223 psychology 94 Kirschenbaum,Howard258 Knott, Kim 274 rationalism51, 105f.,199, 302, 313 Kurtz, Paul 14f.,22, 24, 57,59–61, 66, Reason Rally 60f.,63f. 69–73, 75–78, 80,82, 289, 304 Religious Right 26, 80f.,162, 231, 314 religious studies 7, 15, 61, 88, 92, 222, 272 Brought to you by | Sacred Heart University Authenticated Download Date | 1/11/18 4:23 PM Index 321 ritual 7f., 19, 103f.,151, 156f.,159–162, spirituality 128f.,147,161, 165, 172, 178, 164f.,168, 172–174, 176, 178f.,181, 184f.,187f.,258f.,262, 266, 272–274 184–186, 188, 238, 243, 253, 255f., status 9, 19f.,23, 28, 50, 67,90, 107,121, 258–260,263f.,270f.,273f.,281, 294, 141f.,151 – 153, 167,179, 191, 193, 216, 296, 309–311 263, 268, 284f.,292, 311 Stensrud, Rockwell 258 San Francisco Atheists 224, 232, 238f. stereotypes 88, 93, 116, 239, 309 science 13, 32, 36f.,41–43, 50f.,61, 75, Stigma33, 77,115, 129, 146, 166, 200f., 78, 87,100, 103–106, 108, 122, 124, 214f.,248, 296 136, 145,161, 168, 175, 177f.,193f.,199, Sunday Assembly 8, 27f.,102, 104f., 118, 201, 205, 242, 266, 279, 289f.,296, 151–168, 171f.,174 – 176, 178–189, 192, 301, 312f. 285, 303, 309f. – science and religion 105, 191, 205, 207 SupremeCourt 13f.,19–22, 25, 67,126, Secular Coalition forAmerica64, 81 230, 264 secularism 1–10,13–16, 20f.,25, 31–33, 36–44, 47–53, 57–59, 61f.,64, 71–73, tax-exempt 67,263 76f.,80, 88–91, 93, 98–101, 109, 126, Texas21, 68, 114, 117,126f.,140,195, 231, 145, 151, 156, 162, 165, 168, 178, 191, 234, 263 212, 224, 234, 237,253, 272–274, 301– The Humanist27, 63, 65f.,69–71, 73, 107, 311, 313f. 118, 130,167,261, 273, 285 – polysecularism 7, 87,89, 98–102, 106, theology 7, 17f.,36, 41, 43f.,47f., 50, 53, 108f.,304,314 88–91, 93, 103, 162, 164, 191, 229, 281 secularity 31, 33, 36, 42, 51–53, 87–93, The Truthseeker 67 95–101, 104, 108f.,117,138, 144, 147, typology 9, 102, 113f.,117,120f.,221–223, 151, 155f.,158, 160, 162–168, 172, 221– 227f.,232, 236, 305 223, 254, 275, 279f.,303f.,308 – polysecularity 7, 87,89, 97,101f.,105, Unitarian Universalism 20, 28, 37,65f., 108f.,167 104, 128, 157,192, 230,261f.,310 secularization 15, 19, 51 – 53, 61, 89f.,95f., UnitedStates of America222 99, 104, 255, 258, 262, 279f.,301–303, UniversalLifeChurch 9, 28, 253–258, 261– 305f.,312 265, 267–275, 310 Secular Student Alliance 63f.,72, 224, 301, UniversalLifeChurch Monastery 256f.,265 307 UniversityCollegeLondon 313 Secular Studies 7, 88, 90,92, 98 UniversityofVirginia 313 Seligson, Marcia 259 Silicon Valley 315 volunteering 8, 120,127,175, 183 skepticism 33, 97,102, 106, 114, 118, 120f., – charity 127,152, 164, 183, 198f.,208, 310 125, 197,224, 302 socializing 120,213, 222, 224f.,248 Weber,Max 158, 279, 312f. socialmedia 117,135–138, 147,153, 162f., Wilson, Edwin44, 65f.,258, 260,296 290,307 Wine,Sherwin 310 socialmovement organization 5, 57–60, Wolf, Gary221 80,82 Women in Secularism Conference308 Society forHumanistic Judaism 63f.,81 sociologist’sfallacy 92, 94, 96 Zindler,Frank 59, 64, 68, 74 Speckhardt, Roy63, 66, 79–81 Zuckerman, Phil 9, 88, 113, 116, 125, 127, spiritual but not religious 255, 260,273f. 129, 145, 147,163, 222, 274, 287 Brought to you by | Sacred Heart University Authenticated Download Date | 1/11/18 4:23 PM.
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