Atheism in Five Minutes - Teemu Taira
21. Is Atheism a Religion, Belief-System or a World View?
Atheism in Five Minutes - Teemu Taira
Paul-Francois Tremlett [+]
Open University
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Paul-François Tremlett is a senior lecturer in religious studies at the Open University. His research interests include classical and contemporary anthropological and sociological theories of religion and the broad constitution of religion as a site of study in societies experiencing rapid social change. He is the author of Towards a New Theory of Religion and Social Change: Sovereignties and Disruptions (Bloomsbury 2021) and co-edited Ritual and Democracy: Protests, Publics and Performances (Equinox, 2020). He also co-edits the Bloomsbury Series ‘Religion, Space and Place’.
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In this chapter, the question 'Is Atheism a Religion, Belief-System or a Worldview?' is treated as a thought experiment conducted to enable critical reflection upon the word “atheism” through juxtaposition with other terms, rather than as an opportunity for delineating boundaries and definitions.