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China

Religious skepticism in China: An historical and ethnographic investigation

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Germany

Studies on atheism in the German Democratic Republic

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Czech Republic

Existential security, secular institutions, and group norms: Explaining the rise of non-theism 

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Finland

Explaining Nordic atheism: How cultural learning mechanisms predict atheism in Nordic cultural contexts

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Explaining Nordic atheism: How cultural learning mechanisms predict atheism in Nordic cultural contexts

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Explaining Nordic atheism: How cultural learning mechanisms predict atheism in Nordic cultural contexts

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Poland

The growth of atheism and agnosticism in three of Europe’s ethno-religious secularisation outliers

The origins of disbelief among Polish younger and older adults: The interactive role of analytic thinking and cultural learning of religion

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Ireland

The growth of atheism and agnosticism in three of Europe’s ethno-religious secularisation outliers

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New Zealand

Explaining Māori atheism in Aotearoa New Zealand

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UK

Atheism and its origins in nineteenth century England and Scotland

Becoming non-believers: Explaining atheism in childhood

Worldview formation and death anxiety: Explaining atheism after a near-death experience

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Norm psychology and the lifecourse causes of non-belief: A comparative study with Hindus, Muslims and Christians in Mauritius

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UAE

Explaining Arab atheism in the digital age

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Saudi Arabia

Explaining Arab atheism in the digital age

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Lebanon

Explaining Arab atheism in the digital age

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Morocco

Explaining Arab atheism in the digital age

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Explaining Arab atheism in the digital age

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Egypt

Explaining Arab atheism in the digital age

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USA

Unbelief within marginalized communities

Social location and predictors of adopting an atheistic worldview in the United States

Existential security, secular institutions, and group norms: Explaining the rise of non-theism

Atheism @ virtual world: A study of atheist influencers

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