irreligion
Also known as irreligiousness, without confession, no religion, unbelief, non-religious, nonreligious, secularism
Irreligion is the absence or rejection of religious beliefs or practices. It encompasses a wide range of viewpoints drawn from various philosophical and intellectual perspectives, including atheism, agnosticism, religious skepticism, rationalism, secularism, and non-religious spirituality. These perspectives can vary, with individuals who identify as irreligious holding diverse beliefs about religion and its role in their lives.
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Irreligion refers to the absence or rejection of religious beliefs and practices, encompassing diverse viewpoints such as atheism, agnosticism, skepticism, and secularism. It matters because understanding irreligion helps explain the growing segment of the population that doesn't follow traditional religion and the varied philosophical approaches people take toward questions of belief, meaning, and spirituality.
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- Overview
- Etymology
- Definition
- Types
- History
- Human rights
- Demographics
- 2020 Population Estimate
- Historical trends
- Prior to the 1980s
- 1981–2019
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Irreligion is the absence or rejection of religious beliefs or practices. It encompasses a wide range of viewpoints drawn from various philosophical and intellectual perspectives, including atheism, agnosticism, religious skepticism, rationalism, secularism, and non-religious spirituality. These perspectives can vary, with individuals who identify as irreligious holding diverse beliefs about religion and its role in their lives.
Relatively little scholarly research was published on irreligion until around the year 2010.