A Qualitative Study of Black Atheists

In this book, the author discusses the complicated experiences of Black Atheists, in both the larger Atheist movement and with respect to their ideological position among Blacks and religion. On the one hand, the author notes that even as an increasing number of individuals move toward being nonreligious and there is an increased research interest and work on the subject, there is relatively no research on Black Atheists. On the other hand, the entanglement between U.S. Blacks, race, and religion (particularly Christianity) creates little space for being nonreligious to be seen as a legitimate form of expression of Black life. This intersection of race and religion leaves Black Atheists in a precarious position in which they are either marginalized by their race or religion. The book positions the intersectionality of Black Atheism and Black Skeptics within the New Atheist movement, recent waves of Atheistic thought and activism, and Black identity...

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