Profiling atheist world views in different cultural contexts: development trajectories and accounts

In the current study, we look at atheist or secular identities in different religious landscapes: In the U.S., the majority of the population indicates a belief in God. In West Germany, one third of the population reports no religious affiliation and a quarter identifies as “not religious,” and in E...

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Authors: Keller, Barbara (Author) ; Bullik, Ramona (Author) ; Klein, Constantin 1977- (Author) ; Swanson, Sally B. (Author)
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Published: Educational Publishing Foundation 2018
In: Psychology of religion and spirituality
Year: 2018, Volume: 10, Issue: 3, Pages: 229-243

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