An Atheist's Lament: IS ANYONE--EVEN A LIFELONG NONBELIEVER-- EVER TRULY DONE WITH RELIGION?

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  • Author(s): GORDON, EMILY FOX
  • Source:
    American Scholar. Winter2021, Vol. 90 Issue 1, p78-85. 8p.
  • Additional Information
    • Subject Terms:
      Atheism; Atheists; Antisemitism; Judaism; Christianity
    • Abstract:
      The author reflects on her life as a life-long atheist. She discusses how her own parents' atheism has influenced her non-belief, her attempt to convert to Judaism when she married a Jew, and her experience with anti-semitism. Also discussed is a hankering for Christianity that she developed in recent years.