Secular Social Justice (68 books)

For books that demonstrate where secular/atheist activism overlaps and intersects with other social justice activism, covering things such as racial justice, feminism, LGBTQIA+ rights, disability rights (including mental health activism), migrant rights, class issues, and so on. Pro-apostate activism also counts. Women and minority authors are encouraged, though any author that can contribute to these intersections is welcomed. The main criteria is that the author should be religiously unaffiliated.

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1	The Way of the Heathen: Practicing Atheism in Everyday Life by Greta Christina 4.10 avg rating — 70 ratings score: 197, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	Humanists in the Hood: Unapologetically Black, Feminist, and Heretical by Sikivu Hutchinson (Goodreads Author) 4.53 avg rating — 59 ratings score: 196, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	Moral Combat: Black Atheists, Gender Politics, and the Values Wars by Sikivu Hutchinson (Goodreads Author) 4.36 avg rating — 146 ratings score: 192, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	Godless Americana: Race and Religious Rebels by Sikivu Hutchinson (Goodreads Author) 4.23 avg rating — 60 ratings score: 189, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	Coming Out Atheist: How to Do It, How to Help Each Other, and Why by Greta Christina 4.11 avg rating — 181 ratings score: 185, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6	Women Beyond Belief: Discovering Life Without Religion by Karen L. Garst 4.15 avg rating — 79 ratings score: 174, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	Black Freethinkers: A History of African American Secularism by Christopher Cameron 4.58 avg rating — 31 ratings score: 148, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8	The Ebony Exodus Project: Why Some Black Women Are Walking Out on Religion--and Others Should Too by Candace R.M. Gorham 3.97 avg rating — 95 ratings score: 141, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9	Queer Disbelief: Why LGBTQ Equality Is an Atheist Issue by Camille Beredjick (Goodreads Author) 4.29 avg rating — 45 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	This Abled Body: Rethinking Disabilities in Biblical Studies by Hector Avalos (Editor) 3.96 avg rating — 23 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	The Black Practice of Disbelief: An Introduction to the Principles, History, and Communities of Black Nonbelievers by Anthony Pinn 3.50 avg rating — 16 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12	Introduction to the U.S. Latina and Latino Religious Experience by Hector Avalos (Editor) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings score: 94, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13	Strangers in Our Own Land: Religion In Contemporary U.S. Latina/O Literature by Hector Avalos 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings score: 93, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14	Justice-Centered Humanism: How (and Why) to Engage in Public Policy For Good by Roy Speckhardt really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 12 ratings score: 92, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
15	Women Without Superstition : No Gods - No Masters by Annie Laurie Gaylor 4.35 avg rating — 150 ratings score: 91, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
16	Woe to the Women: The Bible, Female Sexuality and the Law: The Bible Tells Me so by Annie Laurie Gaylor 4.16 avg rating — 58 ratings score: 90, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
16	Black Conscious Rage: Humanist Writings on Identity, Culture, Oppression, and Liberation by Sincere T. Kirabo it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating score: 90, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
18	No God, No Savior: Essays on African Humanism by Leo Igwe really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating score: 89, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
18	Faitheist: How An Atheist Found Common Ground With The Religious by Chris Stedman (Goodreads Author) 3.81 avg rating — 833 ratings score: 89, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
20	Political and Legal Status of Apostles in Islam by Maryam Namazie (2013-06-30) by Maryam Namazie it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating score: 88, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
21	Writing God's Obituary by Anthony B. Pinn 3.72 avg rating — 43 ratings score: 87, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
22	When Colorblindness Isn't the Answer: Humanism and the Challenge of Race by Anthony B. Pinn 4.03 avg rating — 35 ratings score: 86, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
23	By These Hands: A Documentary History of African American Humanism by Anthony B. Pinn 3.89 avg rating — 9 ratings score: 85, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
24	The Apostates: When Muslims Leave Islam by Simon Cottee 4.23 avg rating — 43 ratings score: 84, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
25	Leaving the Fold: A Guide for Former Fundamentalists and Others Leaving Their Religion by Marlene Winell 4.32 avg rating — 838 ratings score: 82, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
26	The Exvangelicals: Loving, Living, and Leaving the White Evangelical Church by Sarah McCammon 4.18 avg rating — 6,612 ratings score: 81, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
27	Empty the Pews: Stories of Leaving the Church by Chrissy Stroop (Editor) 4.28 avg rating — 453 ratings score: 80, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
28	The Nonreligious: Understanding Secular People and Societies by Phil Zuckerman 4.11 avg rating — 19 ratings score: 79, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
29	Faith No More: Why People Reject Religion by Phil Zuckerman 3.76 avg rating — 256 ratings score: 78, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
30	American Crusade: How the Supreme Court Is Weaponizing Religious Freedom by Andrew L. Seidel 4.49 avg rating — 448 ratings score: 77, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
31	The Flag and the Cross: White Christian Nationalism and the Threat to American Democracy by Philip S. Gorski 4.19 avg rating — 1,482 ratings score: 76, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
32	How to Argue With a Racist: What Our Genes Do (and Don't) Say About Human Difference by Adam Rutherford 3.89 avg rating — 6,676 ratings score: 75, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
33	Control: The Dark History and Troubling Present of Eugenics by Adam Rutherford 4.08 avg rating — 1,534 ratings score: 74, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
34	When Religion Hurts You: Healing from Religious Trauma and the Impact of High-Control Religion by Laura E. Anderson 4.38 avg rating — 1,834 ratings score: 73, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
35	Women v. Religion: The Case Against Faith―and for Freedom by Karen L. Garst (Editor) 4.22 avg rating — 41 ratings score: 72, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
36	God and the State by Mikhail Bakunin 3.81 avg rating — 5,324 ratings score: 71, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
37	The Dark Side: How Evangelical Teachings Corrupt Love and Truth by Valerie Tarico 3.68 avg rating — 22 ratings score: 70, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
38	Confronting Christofascism: Healing the Evangelical Wound by Carolyn Baker 4.25 avg rating — 102 ratings score: 69, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
39	Biblical Porn: Affect, Labor, and Pastor Mark Driscoll's Evangelical Empire by Jessica Johnson 3.52 avg rating — 66 ratings score: 68, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
40	Sex & God: How Religion Distorts Sexuality by Darrel Ray (Goodreads Author) 4.07 avg rating — 531 ratings score: 67, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
41	Marriage and Morals by Bertrand Russell 4.03 avg rating — 1,475 ratings score: 66, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
42	Sex Plus: Learning, Loving, and Enjoying Your Body by Laci Green (Author, Narrator) 4.14 avg rating — 276 ratings score: 65, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
43	Stay: A History of Suicide and the Philosophies Against It by Jennifer Michael Hecht 3.59 avg rating — 553 ratings score: 64, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
44	The Young Atheist's Survival Guide: Helping Secular Students Thrive by Hemant Mehta 4.01 avg rating — 106 ratings score: 63, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
45	The Friendly Atheist: Thoughts on the Role of Religion in Politics and Media by Hemant Mehta 3.86 avg rating — 22 ratings score: 62, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
46	Secularism: Politics, Religion, and Freedom by Andrew Copson 3.90 avg rating — 98 ratings score: 61, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
47	African American Atheists and Political Liberation: A Study of the Sociocultural Dynamics of Faith by Michael Lackey 4.14 avg rating — 7 ratings score: 60, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
48	Good Book: How White Evangelicals Save the Bible to Save Themselves by Jill Hicks-Keeton 3.80 avg rating — 50 ratings score: 59, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
49	Mistress of Herself: Speeches and Letters of Ernestine L. Rose, Early Women's Rights Leader by Ernestine Rose it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 7 ratings score: 58, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
50	Bitch: On the Female of the Species by Lucy Cooke 4.44 avg rating — 6,734 ratings score: 57, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
51	The Second Sex by Simone de Beauvoir 4.18 avg rating — 47,518 ratings score: 56, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
52	Critique of Hegel's Philosophy of Right by Karl Marx 3.94 avg rating — 825 ratings score: 55, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
53	THE END OF GOD TALK AN AFRICAN AMERICAN HUMANIST THEOLOGY: An African American Humanist Theology by Anthony B. Pinn really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 29 ratings score: 54, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
54	Beyond Belief: The Secret Lives of Women in Extreme Religions by Cami Ostman (Editor) 3.46 avg rating — 449 ratings score: 53, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
55	Does Scripture Speak for Itself?: The Museum of the Bible and the Politics of Interpretation by Jill Hicks-Keeton 3.33 avg rating — 12 ratings score: 52, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
56	Betrayal of Trust: Clergy Abuse of Children by Annie Laurie Gaylor liked it 3.00 avg rating — 1 rating score: 51, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
57	Disenchanting India: Organized Rationalism and Criticism of Religion in India by Johannes Quack 4.25 avg rating — 4 ratings score: 50, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
58	Slavery, Abolitionism, and the Ethics of Biblical Scholarship by Hector Avalos 4.29 avg rating — 14 ratings score: 48, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
59	The God Market: How Globalization is Making India More Hindu by Meera Nanda 3.56 avg rating — 100 ratings score: 47, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
60	Breaking Their Will by Janet Heimlich (Goodreads Author) 4.03 avg rating — 156 ratings score: 46, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
61	Black and Not Baptist: Nonbelief and Freethought in the Black Community by Donald R. Barbera 3.83 avg rating — 6 ratings score: 44, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
62	TAI SOLARIN: Africa's Greatest Educationist and Humanist by Dele Babalola 4.25 avg rating — 12 ratings score: 43, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
63	Why, Lord?: Suffering and Evil in Black Theology by Anthony B. Pinn 4.16 avg rating — 19 ratings score: 42, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
64	Christian Supremacy: Reckoning with the Roots of Antisemitism and Racism by Magda Teter (Goodreads Author) 3.99 avg rating — 87 ratings score: 41, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
65	The Divine Economy: How Religions Compete for Wealth, Power, and People by Paul Seabright 3.62 avg rating — 80 ratings score: 40, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
66	God and the Fascists by Karlheinz Deschner 4.02 avg rating — 51 ratings score: 39, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
67	God and His Demons by Michael Parenti 3.91 avg rating — 200 ratings score: 38, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
68	Race in a Godless World: Atheism, Race, and Civilization, 1850–1914 (Secular Studies, 3) by Nathan G. Alexander (Goodreads Author) 4.67 avg rating — 9 ratings score: 37, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars