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Book: Atheism in Five Minutes

Chapter: 2. What Is the Difference Between "Atheism", "Agnosticism", "Nonreligion" and "Secular"?

DOI: 10.1558/equinox.43288

Blurb:

This chapter introduces three terms—“agnosticism,” “nonreligion,” and “secular”—which are entangled with the concept of “atheism” before mapping their similarities and differences in different contexts. The take-home message throughout should be that difference is in the eye of the beholder and depends on who is utilizing the terms and for what purpose.

Chapter Contributors

  • Christopher Cotter (chris.r.cotter@gmail.com - the_cotter_man) 'University of Edinburgh'