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Without God yet not without nuance: a qualitative study of atheism and on-religion among Scottish university students

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Without God yet not without nuance: a qualitative study of atheism and on-religion among Scottish university students. / Cotter, Christopher.
Atheist identities: spaces and social contexts. ed. / Lori G. Beaman; Steven Tomlins. Springer, 2015. p. 171-193 (Boundaries of Religious Freedom: Regulating Religion in Diverse Societies; Vol. 2).

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Cotter, C 2015, Without God yet not without nuance: a qualitative study of atheism and on-religion among Scottish university students. in LG Beaman & S Tomlins (eds), Atheist identities: spaces and social contexts. Boundaries of Religious Freedom: Regulating Religion in Diverse Societies, vol. 2, Springer, pp. 171-193. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-09602-5_11

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Cotter, C. (2015). Without God yet not without nuance: a qualitative study of atheism and on-religion among Scottish university students. In L. G. Beaman, & S. Tomlins (Eds.), Atheist identities: spaces and social contexts (pp. 171-193). (Boundaries of Religious Freedom: Regulating Religion in Diverse Societies; Vol. 2). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-09602-5_11

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Cotter C. Without God yet not without nuance: a qualitative study of atheism and on-religion among Scottish university students. In Beaman LG, Tomlins S, editors, Atheist identities: spaces and social contexts. Springer. 2015. p. 171-193. (Boundaries of Religious Freedom: Regulating Religion in Diverse Societies). doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-09602-5_11

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Cotter, Christopher. / Without God yet not without nuance : a qualitative study of atheism and on-religion among Scottish university students. Atheist identities: spaces and social contexts. editor / Lori G. Beaman ; Steven Tomlins. Springer, 2015. pp. 171-193 (Boundaries of Religious Freedom: Regulating Religion in Diverse Societies).

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