This weekly reading circle is organized by Nonreligious Beliefs and Practices in Turkey (NBPT) project team to get more familiar with growing literature on nonreligion. And even more importantly we aim to get to know each other’s academic interests and create a team cohesion in conceptual framework through regular meetings. Every week, we will read one (two if they are related journal article/book chapter) article and discuss it in an hour online zoom meeting. In the first 20-25 minutes, there is a presentation by one of the participants, then we open the floor for discussions.
First three weeks were organized along with the concept clarification and for some preliminary theoretical discussions. Afterwards the group will select readings inline with project priorities and students interests. Possible sub-topics may include “Nonreligion as a discursive practice”, “Nonreligion in Muslim Majority Context” “Nonreligion between identity and positionally” Nonreligion and health & education & environment & migration.
We meet every week on Tuesdays at 20:00 (TRY time) through zoom. If you like to join our weekly reading circle please email us at nonreligionturkey@ihu.edu.tr
Below is the list of the papers we have read so far in our weekly reading circle
(Updated on a weekly basis)
Week 1 – 22.20.2021
Stacey, T., Beaman, L.G. (2021). Introduction. In: Beaman, L.G., Stacey, T. (eds) Nonreligious Imaginaries of World Repairing. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-72881-6_1
Week 2 – 05.11.2021
Quack, J. (2014). Outline of a Relational Approach to ‘Nonreligion’, Method & Theory in the Study of Religion, 26(4-5), 439-469. doi: https://doi.org/10.1163/15700682-12341327
Week 3 – 12.11.2021
Lois Lee (2014) Secular or nonreligious? Investigating and interpreting generic ‘not religious’ categories and populations, Religion, 44:3, 466-482, DOI: 10.1080/0048721X.2014.904035. doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/0048721X.2014.904035
Week 4 – 19.11.2021
Cragun, R.T., 2019. Questions You Should Never Ask an Atheist: Towards Better Measures of Nonreligion and Secularity. Secularism and Nonreligion, 8, p.6. doi: http://doi.org/10.5334/snr.122
Week 5 – 26.11.2021
Smith, J.M. and Cragun, R.T. (2019), Mapping Religion’s Other: A Review of the Study of Nonreligion and Secularity. Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, 58: 319-335. https://doi.org/10.1111/jssr.12597
Baker, J. O., & Smith, B. G. (2009). The Nones: Social Characteristics of the Religiously Unaffiliated. Social Forces, 87(3), 1251–1263. http://www.jstor.org/stable/40345160
Week 6 – 03.12.2021
Bullivant, S. (2020). Explaining the rise of ‘nonreligion studies’: Subfield formation and institutionalization within the sociology of religion. Social Compass, 67(1), 86–102. https://doi.org/10.1177/0037768619894815
Nathan G. Alexander (2021) Rethinking histories of atheism, unbelief, and nonreligion: An interdisciplinary perspective, Global Intellectual History, 6:1, 95-104, doi: 10.1080/23801883.2019.1657640
Week 7 – 10.12.2021
Judith Everington (2019) Including nonreligious worldviews in religious education: the views and experiences of English secondary school teachers, British Journal of Religious Education, 41:1, 14-26, DOI: 10.1080/01416200.2018.1478277
Taves, A. (2018). What is Nonreligion? On the Virtues of a Meaning Systems Framework for Studying Nonreligious and Religious Worldviews in the Context of Everyday Life. Secularism and Nonreligion, 7(1), 9. DOI: http://doi.org/10.5334/snr.104
Week 8 – 17.12.2021
Hemming, P. J. (2017). Childhood, youth and non-religion: Towards a social research agenda. Social Compass, 64(1), 113–129. https://doi.org/10.1177/0037768616683333
Halafoff, A., Shipley, H., Young, P. D., Singleton, A., Rasmussen, M. L., & Bouma, G. (2020). Complex, Critical and Caring: Young People’s Diverse Religious, Spiritual and Non-Religious Worldviews in Australia and Canada. Religions, 11(4), 166. MDPI AG. Retrieved from http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/rel11040166
Week 9 – 24.12.2021
Farias, M. (2013) The psychology of atheism. In The Oxford Handbook of Atheism. by Bullivant., S., and Ruse, M. Oxford University Press, 468-482.
Beit-Hallahmi, B. (2006). Atheists: A Psychological Profile. In M. Martin (Ed.), The Cambridge Companion to Atheism (Cambridge Companions to Philosophy, pp. 300-318). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. doi:10.1017/CCOL0521842700.019
Week 10 – Off
Week 11 – 07.01.2022
Cotter, Christopher (2016) Religion-related discourse:a critical approach to non-religion in Edinburgh’s Southside. PhD thesis, UNSPECIFIED.
https://eprints.lancs.ac.uk/id/eprint/85489/1/2016_cotter_phd.pdf
Week 12 – – Off
Week 13 – 21.01.2022
Cotter, C.R. (2017). A Discursive Approach to ‘Religious Indifference’: Critical Reflections from Edinburgh’s Southside. In: Quack, J., Schuh, C. (eds) Religious Indifference. Springer,
Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-48476-1_3
Quack, Johannes. (2017). Bio- and Ethnographic Approaches to Indifference, Detachment, and Disengagement in the Study of Religion. 10.1007/978-3-319-48476-1_10.
Quack, J., Schuh, C. (2017). Conceptualising Religious Indifferences in Relation to Religion and Nonreligion. In: Quack, J., Schuh, C. (eds) Religious Indifference. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-48476-1_1
Week 14 – Off
Week 15 – 04.02.2022
Stephen LeDrew, Recognizing the Non-Religious: Reimagining the Secular. By Lois Lee., Journal of the American Academy of Religion, Volume 84, Issue 3, September 2016, Pages 869–872, https://doi.org/10.1093/jaarel/lfw047 – Chapter 4
Week 16 – 11.02.2022
Blanes, R. L., & Oustinova-Stjepanovic, G. (Eds.). (2017). Being Godless: Ethnographies Of Atheism And Non-Religion(1st Ed., Vol. 1). Berghahn Books. Https://Doi.Org/10.2307/J.Ctvw048p3
Week 17 – 18.02.2022
Lee, Lois, ‘Out Of The Shadows: Non-Religious And Secularist Bodies In Relief’, Recognizing The Non-Religious: Reimagining The Secular (Oxford, 2015; Online Edn, Oxford Academic, 17 Sept. 2015), Https://Doi.Org/10.1093/Acprof:Oso/9780198736844.003.0005
Week 18 – 25.02.2022
Akdoğan, A. & Sungur, E. (2016). Postmodern Ortamda Dindarin Değişen Giyim Anlayişi (Başörtüsü Ve Tesettür Örneği Üzerinden Kimlik Tartışması) . Erzincan Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi, 9 (1), 67-78.
Orhon, G. (2016). Sessizlik Söylenir Mi?: Dindar Kadinlik, Habitus, Kriz. Moment Dergi, Pop Islam, 273-281.
Kaya, C. İ. (2019). Türkiye’de Kadinlarin Başörtüsü Mücadelesinden, Başörtüsüyle Mücadelesine Görünür Olma Çabasi Ve Pratikleri. International Journal Of Social And Humanities Sciences, 3 (2), 61-84. Retrieved From Https://Dergipark.Org.Tr/En/Pub/Ijshs/Issue/49098/628602
Week 19 – 04.03.2022
Erbuğ, E. (2021). Ölüm Sosyolojisi: Geleneksel Ve Modern Toplumda Ölümün Toplumsal Anlamları. Toplum Ve Kültür Araştırmaları Dergisi , (8) , 0-0 . Doi: 10.48131/Jscs.1005591
Ergin, M. (2010). Taking It To The Grave: Gender, Cultural Capital, And Ethnicity In Turkish Death Announcements. Omega – Journal Of Death And Dying, 60(2), 175–197. Https://Doi.Org/10.2190/Om.60.2.E
Week 20 – 11.03.2022
Kim Abunuwara, Ryan T. Cragun & J. E. Sumerau (2018) Complicating Marginalisation: The Case Of Mormon And Nonreligious College Students In A Predominantly Mormon Context, Journal Of Beliefs & Values, 39:3, 317-329, Doi: 10.1080/13617672.2018.1441252
Week 21 – 18.03.2022
Sevinç, K., Coleman Iii, T. J., & Hood Jr., R. W. (2018). Non-Belief: An Islamic Perspective. Secularism And Nonreligion, 7(1), 5. Doi: Http://Doi.Org/10.5334/Snr.111
Week 22 – 25.03.2022
Quack, Johannes. (2017). Bio- And Ethnographic Approaches To Indifference, Detachment, And Disengagement İn The Study Of Religion. 10.1007/978-3-319-48476-1_10.
Week 23 – 01.04.2022
David Voas & Siobhan Mcandrew (2012) Three Puzzles Of Non-Religion In Britain, Journal Of Contemporary Religion, 27:1, 29-48, Doi: 10.1080/13537903.2012.642725
Week 24 – 08.04.2022 – Off
Week 25 – 15.04.2022 – Off
Week 26 – 22.04.2022
Selby, 2016, Questioning French Secularism: Gender Politics And Islam In A Parisian Suburb
Selby, J. A. (2014). Un/Veiling Women’s Bodies: Secularism And Sexuality İn Full-Face Veil Prohibitions İn France And Québec. Studies İn Religion/Sciences Religieuses, 43(3), 439–466. Https://Doi.Org/10.1177/0008429814526150
Week 27 – 29.04.2022 – Off
Week 28 – 06.05.2022 – Off
Week 29 – 13.05.2022 – Off
Week 30 – 20.05.2022 – Off
Week 31 – 27.05.2022
Stacey, T. (2020). Imaginary Friends And Made-Up Stories: How To Explore (Non)Religious Imaginaries Without Asking Belief-Centred Questions. Secularism And Nonreligion, 9, 3.
Järnefelt, Elisa. (2020). Beneath The Surface: A Critique Of The Common Survey Model İn The Study Of Nonreligion. Secularism And Nonreligion. 9. 10.5334/Snr.106.
Week 32 – 03.06.2022
Stacey, T. (2021). Reweaving Spheres: Towards An Ultimate Meaning Of Practice. In: Beaman, L.G., Stacey, T. (Eds) Nonreligious Imaginaries Of World Repairing. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. Https://Doi.Org/10.1007/978-3-030-72881-6_7
Week 33 – 10.06.2022
Stacey, T. (2021). Reweaving Spheres: Towards An Ultimate Meaning Of Practice. In: Beaman, L.G., Stacey, T. (Eds) Nonreligious Imaginaries Of World Repairing. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. Https://Doi.Org/10.1007/978-3-030-72881-6_7
Week 34 – 17.06.2022 – Off
Week 35 – 24.06.2022
Stacey, T., Beaman, L.G. (2021). Introduction. In: Beaman, L.G., Stacey, T. (Eds) Nonreligious Imaginaries Of World Repairing. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham.
Stacey, T. (2021). Reweaving Spheres: Towards An Ultimate Meaning Of Practice. In: Beaman, L.G., Stacey, T. (Eds) Nonreligious Imaginaries Of World Repairing. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham.
Week 36 – 05.07.2022
A Constructive Critique Of Religion: Encounters Between Christianity, Islam, And Non-Religion In Secular Societies, Mia Lövheim, Mikael Stenmark, Bloomsbury Publishing, 2020, 248
Week 37 – 12.07.2022 – Off
Week 38 – 19.07.2022 – Off
Week 39 – 26.07.2022
(Lövheim, Stenmark: 2020)
Digital Irreligion: Christian Deconversion İn An Online Community, Starr Vd., 2019 Week 40 – 02.08.2022
Hutchings, T. (2019). Angels And The Digital Afterlife: Death And Nonreligion Online. Secularism And Nonreligion, 8, 7.
Week 41 – 09.08.2022
Oddrun M. H. Bråten & Judith Everington (2019) Issues İn The İntegration Of Religious Education And Worldviews Education İn An İntercultural Context, Intercultural Education, 30:3, 289-305, Doı: 10.1080/14675986.2018.1539307
Week 42 – 16.08.2022 –Off Week
43 – 23.08.2022
Perez, S., & Vallières, F. (2019). How Do Religious People Become Atheists? Applying A Grounded Theory Approach To Propose A Model Of Deconversion. Secularism And Nonreligion, 8, 3. Doı: Http://Doi.Org/10.5334/Snr.108
Week 44 – 30.08.2022 – Off
Week 45 07.09.2022
Beaman, L. G., Steele, C., & Pringnitz, K. (2018). The İnclusion Of Nonreligion İn Religion And Human Rights. Social Compass, 65(1), 43-61.
Week 46 – 15.09.2022 – OffWeek
47 – 19.09.2022 – Off Week
48 – 26.09.2022 -Off Week
49 – 11.10.2022 – Off Week 50 – 18.10.2022
Bengtson, Vern & Putney, Norella & Harris, Susan. (2013). Families And Faith: How Religion İs Passed Down Across Generations. 10.1093/Acprof:Oso/9780199948659.001.0001.
Week 51 – 25.10.2022
Bringing Up Nones: Intergenerational Influences And Cohort Trends, Vern L. Bengtson, R. David Hayward, Phil Zuckerman, Merril Silverstein, Pp. 258-275, 2018. Https://Onlinelibrary.Wiley.Com/Doi/Abs/10.1111/Jssr.12511
Week 52 – 01.11.2022
Eller, J. D. (2022). A Quiet Tsunami, Secular Studies, 4(2), 117-139. Doi: Https://Doi.Org/10.1163/25892525-Bja10032
Smith, Jesse. (2017). Losing Our Religion: How Unaffiliated Parents Are Raising Their Children, By Christel J. Manning. Sociology Of Religion. 78. 10.1093/Socrel/Srx009.
Week 53 – 08.11.2022
Exploring The Non-Religious Societal Norms, Attitudes And Identities, Arenas Of Conflict, Monika Wohlrab-Sahr And Tom Kaden, P. 105-125,
Fadil, N., & Cesari, J. (2005). Individualizing Faith, Individualizing Identity : Islam And Young Muslim Women In Belgium. In European Muslims And The Secular State ; 2005; Pp. 143 – 154. Ashgate.
Fadil, N. (2011). Not-/Unveiling As An Ethical Practice. Feminist Review, 98(1), 83–109. Https://Doi.Org/10.1057/Fr.2011.12
Week 54 – 15.11.2022
Secular Bodies, Affects And Emotions: European Configurations, By Monique Scheer (Ed), Nadia Fadil (Ed), Birgitte Schepelern Johansen (Ed), Bloomsbury Academic, 2019. (Introduction And Chp. 8)