Portraits of Unbelief

Thank you for your interest in taking part and telling me a little about yourself.

Please complete all the questions by clicking on SUBMIT, otherwise I won't see any of your answers.

I look forward to connecting with you!

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What is your name?

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Please indicate your age in number of years (enter only the number; e.g., 24, 31, 57).

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Where do you live? (City / town & State)

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Please provide an email address at which I can contact you:

Please enter a valid email format

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Please provide a phone number at which I can contact you:

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Do you have a preferred method of communication? (Choose all that apply)

Phone

Text message

Whatsapp / Signal / etc

Other

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Are you happy for photographs of you to be published and displayed to the public?

Any photographs made as part of this project may be published in periodicals (such as books, magazines and newspapers) in print and online, as well as displayed to the public in exhibitions, etc. Are you happy to consent to photographs of you being used in this way?

Yes; I'm happy to consent to photographs of me being used in this way

I still have questions about this (please specify)

Other

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Are you open to collaborating with me over multiple photoshoots (on more than one day) while I'm in the U.S.?

Yes; let's discuss what shape this might take

No; I'd rather be photographed during one photo session only (normally 3-4 hours duration)

Other

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Have you been interviewed by Dena or Melanie or one of their research assistants for their project Unbelief within marginalized communities?

Yes

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If you're willing to enter the pseudonym you used, please add it here, or leave blank:

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Which of the following questions comes closest to expressing what you believe about god(s)?

I do not believe in god(s).

I don't know whether there is a god(s) and I don't believe there is any way to find out.

I don't believe in a personal God, but I do believe in a Higher Power of some kind.

I find myself believing in God some of the time, but not at others.

While I have doubts, I feel that I do believe in God.

I know God really exists and I have no doubts about it.

Other

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Please identify your gender (choose all that apply)

Man

Woman

Transgender

Nonbinary

Genderqueer (please identify)

Something else

Other

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Please indicate the race(s) and/or ethnicities with which you identify.

Black; African American; Afro-Carribean

Latino/a/e/x; or Hispanic

Native American; Indigenous; or Native Alaskan

White; European American

Asian; Asian American; or Pacific Islander

Arab; Persian; or Middle Eastern

Something else

Other

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Please choose the identifier that best describes your emotional, sexual, and/or romantic attraction to others.

Gay

Lesbian

Bisexual

Heterosexual; Straight

Pansexual

I'd rather not say

Something else

Other

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Please choose the social class status that best describes your background (the social class in which you have spent most of your life).

Low income

Working class

Middle class

Upper middle class

Upper class

I'd rather not say

Other

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Please identify all religions or nonreligions with which you currently identify (choose all that apply).

Islam

Christianity (e.g., Protestant, Catholic, LDS)

Hinduism

Buddhism

Judaism

Agnosticism

Atheism

Spiritual, but not religious

Nothing in particular, but religion is not important to me

Something else

Other

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Please identify all religions or nonreligions with which you have identified in your lifetime (choose all that apply).

Islam

Christianity (e.g., Protestant, Catholic, LDS)

Hinduism

Buddhism

Judaism

Agnosticism

Atheism

Spiritual, but not religious

Something else

None

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Please identify the religions or nonreligions with which you were raised (e.g., the religion or nonreligion your family practiced; choose all that apply).

Islam

Christianity (e.g., Protestant, Catholic, LDS)

Hinduism

Buddhism

Judaism

Agnosticism

Atheism

Spiritual, but not religious

Nothing in particular, but religion is not important to me

Something else

Other

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Do you have any questions you'd like to ask me? If not, leave blank

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It would be helpful if you could share a very brief summary of your personal story, as it relates to your nonbelief.

Here are some prompts to help you think about answering this question but please don't feel like you have to go into too much depth here. We can do that when we speak in person. This is the last field. When you hit submit, you're done!

How would you describe yourself? Have you experienced any significant challenges, or had particularly positive experiences, related to your nonbelief?

What, if any, other identities would be important for me to know about? Did they shift or change as you became nonreligious? How, if at all, does your nonbelief impact your relationships? Are there any in particular I should know about? Where do you feel most connected, and with whom?

If you prefer to record an audio note or voice recording on your phone and send that, that's fine too. Equally, you can email me your answer too, if you need some more time to think about it. Just let me know here that's what you're going to do.

You can email it to: projects@aubreywade.com or use +4917688179192 on Whatsapp / Signal / etc

You can also use this space to add anything you'd like me to know about, which I haven't asked about it.

Thank you!

Thank you for getting in touch and your interest in taking part!

I look forward to continuing the conversation soon and will contact you after reviewing your answers.

I encourage you to share the project with others you think may be interested in taking part too. Here's the link:

https://www.aubreywade.com/take-part-unbelief

Best wishes,
Aubrey