{"product_id":"growing-up-godless-anna-strhan-9780691247267","title":"Growing Up Godless: Non-Religious Childhoods in Contemporary England","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHow children's non-belief and non-religion are formed in everyday life\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe number of those identifying as \"non-religious\" has risen rapidly in Britain and many other parts of Europe and North America. Although non-religion and non-belief are especially prevalent among younger people, we know little about the experience of children who are growing up without religion. In \u003ci\u003eGrowing Up Godless\u003c\/i\u003e, Anna Strhan and Rachael Shillitoe fill this scholarly gap, examining how, when, where, and with whom children in England learn to be non-religious and non-believing. Drawing on in-depth interviews and extensive ethnographic fieldwork with children, their parents, and teachers, Strhan and Shillitoe offer a pioneering account of what these children believe in and care about and how they navigate a social landscape of growing religious diversity. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMoving beyond the conventional understanding of non-religion as merely the absence of religion, Strhan and Shillitoe show how children's non-religion and non-belief emerge in relation to a pervasive humanism--centering the agency, significance, and achievements of humans and values of equality and respect--interwoven in their homes, schools, media, and culture. Their findings offer important new insight into the rise and formation of non-religious identities and, more broadly, the ways that children's beliefs and values are shaped in contemporary society.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Anna Strhan, Rachael Shillitoe\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0691247269\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780691247267\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Princeton University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/20\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 216\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover","brand":"Anna Strhan","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46293134409983,"sku":"9780691247267","price":99.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_3826c880-ec89-4f3f-9eaa-b4073107c8f9.jpg?v=1730212226","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/growing-up-godless-anna-strhan-9780691247267","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}