001480373 000__ 05401nam\a22008535i\4500 001480373 001__ 1480373 001480373 003__ DE-B1597 001480373 005__ 20231026035138.0 001480373 006__ m\\\\\o\\d\\\\\\\\ 001480373 007__ cr\un\nnnunnun 001480373 008__ 230918t20082008nyu\\\\\o\\d\z\\\\\\eng\d 001480373 020__ $$a9780814797471 001480373 0247_ $$a10.18574/nyu/9780814797471.001.0001$$2doi 001480373 035__ $$a(DE-B1597)547492 001480373 040__ $$aDE-B1597$$beng$$cDE-B1597$$erda 001480373 0410_ $$aeng 001480373 044__ $$anyu$$cUS-NY 001480373 050_4 $$aBL2775.3$$b.Z83 2010 001480373 072_7 $$aSOC039000$$2bisacsh 001480373 08204 $$a306.6$$222 001480373 1001_ $$aZuckerman, Phil, $$eauthor.$$4aut$$4http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut. 001480373 24510 $$aSociety without God :$$bWhat the Least Religious Nations Can Tell Us About Contentment /$$cPhil Zuckerman. 001480373 264_1 $$aNew York, NY : : $$bNew York University Press, $$c[2008] 001480373 264_4 $$c©2008 001480373 300__ $$a1 online resource 001480373 336__ $$atext$$btxt$$2rdacontent 001480373 337__ $$acomputer$$bc$$2rdamedia 001480373 338__ $$aonline resource$$bcr$$2rdacarrier 001480373 347__ $$atext file$$bPDF$$2rda 001480373 50500 $$tFrontmatter -- $$tContents -- $$tAcknowledgments -- $$tIntroduction -- $$t1 Society without God -- $$t2 Jens, Anne, and Christian -- $$t3 Fear of Death and the Meaning of Life -- $$t4 Lene, Sonny, Gitte -- $$t5 Being Secular -- $$t6 Why? -- $$t7 Dorthe, Laura, and Johanne -- $$t8 Cultural Religion -- $$t9 Back to the USA -- $$tAppendix -- $$tNotes -- $$tBibliography -- $$tIndex -- $$tAbout the Author 001480373 506__ $$aAccess limited to authorized users. 001480373 520__ $$a"Silver" Winner of the 2008 Foreword Magazine Book of the Year Award, Religion CategoryBefore he began his recent travels, it seemed to Phil Zuckerman as if humans all over the globe were "getting religion"-praising deities, performing holy rites, and soberly defending the world from sin. But most residents of Denmark and Sweden, he found, don't worship any god at all, don't pray, and don't give much credence to religious dogma of any kind. Instead of being bastions of sin and corruption, however, as the Christian Right has suggested a godless society would be, these countries are filled with residents who score at the very top of the "happiness index" and enjoy their healthy societies, which boast some of the lowest rates of violent crime in the world (along with some of the lowest levels of corruption), excellent educational systems, strong economies, well-supported arts, free health care, egalitarian social policies, outstanding bike paths, and great beer.Zuckerman formally interviewed nearly 150 Danes and Swedes of all ages and educational backgrounds over the course of fourteen months. He was particularly interested in the worldviews of people who live their lives without religious orientation. How do they think about and cope with death? Are they worried about an afterlife? What he found is that nearly all of his interviewees live their lives without much fear of the Grim Reaper or worries about the hereafter. This led him to wonder how and why it is that certain societies are non-religious in a world that seems to be marked by increasing religiosity. Drawing on prominent sociological theories and his own extensive research, Zuckerman ventures some interesting answers.This fascinating approach directly counters the claims of outspoken, conservative American Christians who argue that a society without God would be hell on earth. It is crucial, Zuckerman believes, for Americans to know that "society without God is not only possible, but it can be quite civil and pleasant." 001480373 538__ $$aMode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. 001480373 546__ $$aIn English. 001480373 5880_ $$aDescription based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 18. 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