Faith No More: Why People Reject Religion, by Phil Zuckerman
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Faith No More: Why People Reject Religion, by Phil Zuckerman
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During his 2009 inaugural speech, President Obama described the United States as a nation of "Christians and Muslims, Jews and Hindus--and nonbelievers." It was the first time an American president had acknowledged the existence of this rapidly growing segment of the population in such a public forum. And yet the reasons why more and more people are turning away from religion are still poorly understood. In Faith No More, Phil Zuckerman draws on in-depth interviews with people who have left religion to find out what's really behind the process of losing one's faith. According to a 2008 study, so many Americans claim no religion (15%, up from 8% in 1990) that this category now outranks every other religious group except Catholics and Baptists. Exploring the deeper stories within such survey data, Zuckerman shows that leaving one's faith is a highly personal, complex, and drawn-out process. And he finds that, rather than the cliché of the angry, nihilistic atheist, apostates are life-affirming, courageous, highly intelligent and inquisitive, and deeply moral. Zuckerman predicts that this trend toward nonbelief will likely continue and argues that the sooner we recognize that religion is frequently and freely rejected by all sorts of men and women, the sooner our understanding of the human condition will improve. The first book of its kind, Faith No More will appeal to anyone interested in the "New Atheism" and indeed to anyone wishing to more fully understand our changing relationship to religious faith.
Faith No More: Why People Reject Religion, by Phil Zuckerman - Amazon Sales Rank: #1082541 in Books
- Published on: 2015-06-01
- Released on: 2015-06-01
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 6.10" h x .60" w x 9.20" l, .0 pounds
- Binding: Paperback
- 240 pages
Faith No More: Why People Reject Religion, by Phil Zuckerman Review "Everyone knows, deep down, that there is a conflict between reason and faith-between having good reasons for what one believes and having bad ones. This conflict finds its most poignant expression in the lives of men and women who have lost their belief in God despite their best efforts to maintain it. Faith No More offers a fascinating look at these lives, and at the myriad ways in which thoughtful people can come to their senses." --Sam Harris, author of the New York Times bestsellers The Moral Landscape, Letter to a Christian Nation, and The End of Faith
"With Faith No More Philip Zuckerman has given us a fascinating look at how individual contemporary Americans raised in various religions awakened out of a belief in the supernatural. His care in not rounding all these up into any facile overarching theories is itself almost supernatural, and yet in this careful reporting of their stories he manages to offer a great deal of insight. It is a wonderfully informative and provocative study and should be read by everyone interested in the real experience of religion and irreligion." --Jennifer Michael Hecht, author of Doubt: A History
"Faith No More helps us understand the diverse routes people take to irreligiosity and the dilemmas they face in a culture that often condemns them. Far from being kneejerk atheists, it turns out that the most secular Americans have actually spent a lot of time wrestling with their faith. Documenting their journeys and placing them in sociological context, this book establishes Phil Zuckerman as one of the most sophisticated analysts of secularity today." --Arlene Stein, Professor of Sociology, Rutgers University
"This could-be-dry content proves immensely engaging becuase of Zuckerman's jargin-free exposition and his seamless incorporation of interview material rendered apparently verbatim-verbal tics("like,""you know," etc) and all-in the manner of a good documentart film."--Ray Olson, Booklist
"Zuckerman's writing is engaging and straightforward, which makes for enjoyable reading...[Faith No More] is laudable for its rich interview data, readability, and insight into the lived experiences of American apostates."--Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion
"This is an absorbing book that puts flesh on the bones of recent identifiable trends in American nonbelief and, in turn, profoundly questions the assumption of a 'spiritual turn' in Western societies. Moreover, it provides distinctive insights into the complexities of belief, nonbelief, doubt and scepticism."--Social Forces
"Zuckerman here builds on his previous work which examined 'Society without God,' that is, Nordic countries which rank amongst the least religious places in the world. In this book he combines qualitative interviews and rich descriptions to produce an interesting and well written book."--Catholic Books Review
"The interview data are valuable for research on irreligion in America. The book will probably be enjoyed most by readers who, like Zuckerman's subjects, have lost their religion. These readers are likely to feel encouraged that they are not alone, that it takes courage to do what they have done, and that life can be good without religion."--Sociology of Religion
About the Author Phil Zuckerman is Professor of Sociology at Pitzer College. He is the author of Society without God: What the Least Religious Nations Can Tell Us about Contentment, Atheism and Secularity, and Invitation to the Sociology of Religion.
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24 of 26 people found the following review helpful. Interesting and Enjoyable Book By Book Shark Faith No More: Why People Reject Religion by Phil Zuckerman"Faith No More" is a social study of why people have rejected religion. Social scientist Phil Zuckerman conducts a series of in-depth interviews from apostates of all walks of life and makes some interesting predictions. The book is composed of the following ten chapters: 1. Mother Was an Exorcist, 2. Stopped Making Sense, 3. Misfortune, 4. To Be Mormon, or Not to Be, 5. Sex and Secularity, 6. Others, 7. Jail, Food Stamps, and Atheism, 8. The Apostate Worldview, 9. All in the Family?, and 10. How and Why People Reject Religion.Positives:1. As accessible a book as you will ever read.2. Fascinating social study that focuses on why people reject their religion.3. Thought-provoking questions.4. Mr. Zuckerman treats his topics with utmost care and respect.5. An interesting look at the impact religion has on people. Good stuff!6. The differences between men and women regarding religion.7. Factors that contribute to the loss of religious beliefs.8. Interesting interviews and surprising responses.9. A look at various religious beliefs.10. The impact of religious beliefs and sexuality...interesting insight.11. Find out which academic discipline has the highest rate of atheism and why.12. Find out what factors contribute most to our beliefs.13. Are atheists more immoral than theists?14. Interviewees provide wisdom, "When I was a Christian, I remember being motivated by what I thought God wanted...now, I feel like I am good because I've made the decision to be good."15. The section of "Morality After Religion" is by far the most intellectually rewarding part of this entire book. Kudos.16. A consensus on what is the worst thing about their loss of faith...17. The impact of parenting and religious beliefs.18. The correlation between education and religious beliefs.19. The author keeps things in perspective. Never attempts to make absolute claims.20. What religion provides to the masses.21. Links worked!Negatives:1. The book lacked scientific depth. As an example, I want to know what science has to say about homosexuality or at least some references.2. 87 formal interviews even when well distributed doesn't seem to be an in-depth study but I might be wrong...3. Not as much wisdom or insight as I was hoping for. Being an atheist myself I am familiar with many of the reasons why one has lost interest in religion but I was expecting more.4. I don't agree with the notion that "belief in God isn't easy". It seems to me that people believe in "gods" way too easily and find the opposite to be true. Being an atheist in a predominately religious society is in fact tougher.Overall, I enjoyed this book. It's a page turner of a book and it covers fascinating topics in an accessible manner. I expect mainly atheists and agnostics to read this book but I really believe it would benefit theists most. In other words, everyone should read this book ...I recommend it.Further suggestions: the excellent "Society without God: What the Least Religious Nations Can Tell Us About Contentment" by the same author, "Why I Became an Atheist: A Former Preacher Rejects Christianity" and "The Christian Delusion: Why Faith Fails" by John Loftus, "Sense and Goodness Without God: A Defense of Metaphysical Naturalism" and "Why I'm Not a Christian" by Richard Carrier, "Man Made God: A Collection of Essays" by Barbara G. Walker, "The Invention of the Jewish People" by Shlomo Sand, "The Portable Atheist: Essential Readings for the Nonbeliever" by Christopher Hitchens, "Godless: How an Evangelical Preacher Became One of America's Leading Atheists" by Dan Barker, "Christian No More: On Leaving Christianity, Debunking Christianity, And Embracing Atheism And Freethinking" by Jeffrey Mark, and "The Invention of God: The Natural Origins of Mythology and Religion" by Bill Lauritzen.
7 of 9 people found the following review helpful. A Must Read By mich To be honest, this is the book that I wish I would have written. As a recent apostate, I have had the idea of interviewing people of different faiths who subsequently left their church. The author does a good job of presenting the results of his interviews, and as a sociologist, tries to answer the question of why people leave their religion, and what impact that has on them. I think that this is a must read for clergy, lay people and non church goers alike.
5 of 7 people found the following review helpful. I wanted to hug everyone in this book. By Patti Simmons I picked up this book in the New Book section at the library this week. It was a very personally affirming and satisfying read. My journey out of faith was multi-faceted, and included almost every "why" included in the book. I would echo other reviews in saying that it could have been a bit more "meaty", it felt like a personal study rather than a very academic one. But I'm ok with that. It made for an easy and pleasant read, and there are plenty of intellectually heavy books about the subject out there.
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