"A unique contribution to the literature on atheism touching on topics rarely discussed or researched. I don't know of any other book on the market that seeks to bring together individual narratives of de-conversion and the challenges faced afterwards"

—Amarnath Amarasingam, York University

"According to a 2012 Pew Forum survey, the fastest growing religious cohort in America are the “Nones”—those with no religious affiliation—at 20 percent, or 48 million people. Of these, 14.4 million are atheists. Who are these people and how did they lose their religion? Atheists in America—a vital new contribution to the growing literature on nonbelievers—reveals in their own words how a wide diversity of people learned to live lives of integrity and meaning without God. The book also grants readers ready to hear it the message that not only is it okay not to believe, being an atheist can be both enlightening and liberating."

—Michael Shermer, Editor of Skeptic

Melanie E. Brewster is assistant professor of psychology and education at Columbia University. Her research focuses on marginalized groups and examines how experiences of discrimination and stigma may shape the mental health of minority group members, such as LGBTQ individuals, atheists, and people of color.