Faculty Member, Anthropology
Departmental and College Lecturer in Anthropology
Keble College
Thesis Title: A Secular Mind: Towards a Cognitive Anthropology of Atheism
About
I'm currently a lecturer in anthropology within both the School of Anthropology and Keble College. I recently completed my DPhil in Anthropology at the University of Oxford, where I also completed an MSc with distinction. I hold a M.A. in Religious Studies from the University of Missouri-Columbia and a B.A. in English from Southeast Missouri State University. I am interested in applying the theories and tools of both social and cognitive anthropology to issues in the study of religion, morality, and commitment. My recently completed DPhil thesis presented both descriptive and explanatory accounts of atheism in the West, including both “non-theism” (the lack of belief in the existence of supernatural agents) and “strong atheism” (the moral disapproval of and active stance against such beliefs).
General Research Interests:
Theoretical: cognitive anthropology of religion, atheism, secularization theory, coalitionary dynamics, and morality
Regional: United States, United Kingdom, and Scandinavia
Contact Information
http://www.cam.ox.ac.uk/staff/dr-jonathan-lanman/
