Secularist Rituals in the US: Solidarity and Legitimization

Cimino, Richard; Smith, Christopher J.

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“…Another area of overlap between atheists and the religious can be found in their shared sense of appreciation for ritual. In their work with American secularist groups, sociologists Cimino and Smith (2015)…”

Section: Exploring Atheismmentioning

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Atheists on the Santiago Way: Examining Motivations to Go On Pilgrimage

Farias

Coleman

Bartlett

et al. 2018

Sociology of Religion

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In the past thirty years the camino to Santiago de Compostela has been recreated as an eclectic pilgrimage, open to both religious and atheist travellers. Following previous work on motivational orientations and religion (Farias and Lalljee 2008), we conducted a study examining atheist vs. religious pilgrims' motivations to walk the Santiago way. We assessed pilgrims (N = 360) at various parts of the northern Spanish camino using a questionnaire that measured motivations to go on pilgrimage. In addition, we measured levels of positive and negative affect, physical exertion and emotional problems. Atheists scored significantly lower on Community and Religious types of motivations. However, in several measures no differences were found between groups. We suggest that both atheist and religious pilgrims are exploring forms of horizontal and vertical transcendence characterised by a desire to connect to nature and one's deeper self.

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Section: Exploring Atheismmentioning

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Atheists on the Santiago Way: Examining Motivations to Go On Pilgrimage

Farias

Coleman

Bartlett

et al. 2018

Sociology of Religion

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“…Some atheists appreciate and participate in ritual activities, and enjoy the community of their fellow nonbelievers, as well as believers (Cimino & Smith, 2015;Farias et al, 2018;Smith, 2013). Intellectual pursuits and scientific interests are recurring themes among atheists (Caldwell-Harris et al, 2011;Coleman & Arrowood, 2015;Schnell, 2015;Smith, 2013).…”

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An Introduction to Atheism, Agnosticism, & Non-Religious Worldviews

Coleman¹,

Hood²,

Streib³

2018

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Research in psychology of religion and spirituality has roots stretching back into the19th century, however only recently has it begun researching atheists and other nonreligious individuals. While informative, these investigations have yet to build or identify psychologically meaningful constructs from nonreligion that are not contaminated by, or situated within, a system of theistic propositions. Explorations that focus on purely negative identities (e.g., not a theist) may fail to capture much of what is psychologically interesting and informative about this demographic. Atheism is interesting juxtaposed against the background of world-wide belief, but nonreligious worldviews are multidimensional, complex, and worthy of investigation in their own right. Building on that fact, this special issue challenged scholars to explore nonreligious worldviews as full-fledged constructs and to develop measurement instruments which capture different facets of nonreligious experience. Before introducing a collection of 9 articles that responded to this challenge in unique ways, we reflect on the estimated prevalence of atheist and nonreligious individuals, discuss misconceptions associated with nonreligion, note how investigating secular worldviews is critical for the psychology of religion, and provide a brief overview of the diversity of nonreligion.

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“…Research on religion typically considers belief and practice alongside one another, but this is less frequently the case for non-religion. However, Cimino and Smith (2015) point to the recent growth of so-called secularist rituals, encompassing a range of diverse practices and events. These include non-religious meetings involving talks focused on morality, music, mediation and the therapeutic sharing of experiences and emotions (e.g.…”

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“…Other types of non-religious rituals include holidays (festivals of light, Darwin Day), rites of passage (weddings, funerals with trained celebrants) and political rallies, gatherings and events. Cimino and Smith (2015) argue that many of these non-religious rituals share commonalities with their religious equivalents, constituting certain non-religious forms of spirituality, the promotion of non-religious ethics and the embodied constitution of community and collective identity. Investigating children’s and young people’s roles in, and experiences of, such practices could offer important new perspectives on non-religion, as has been the case with religious equivalents (e.g.…”

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Childhood, youth and non-religion: Towards a social research agenda

Hemming

2017

Social Compass

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Popular and academic interest in the phenomenon of 'non-religion', including atheism, humanism and agnosticism, is currently on the rise, reflected in the proliferation of social research on this important theme. Yet, despite a parallel growth in scholarship on childhood, youth and religion, little interest has so far been directed towards nonreligion in this context. This article brings together these two concerns through a review of research themes concerned with non-religion and their potential relevance for childhood and youth studies. In so doing, it maps out an agenda for future social research in the field of childhood, youth and non-religion.

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Secularist Rituals in the US: Solidarity and Legitimization

Cited by 7 publications

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Atheists on the Santiago Way: Examining Motivations to Go On Pilgrimage

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Secularist Rituals in the US: Solidarity and Legitimization

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Atheists on the Santiago Way: Examining Motivations to Go On Pilgrimage

An Introduction to Atheism, Agnosticism, &amp; Non-Religious Worldviews

Childhood, youth and non-religion: Towards a social research agenda

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