Daniel Enstedt

The three authors carefully select and compile facts/data drawn from scholarly study of processes and practices of the Religious and non-Religious. The book is in three parts. The first dives into the "major debates", the second part indulges "case studies", and the final portion of the trinity provides "approaches".

Part 1: Historical and Major Debates
CHAPTER 2 Leaving Hinduism (pp. 13-27)
Clemens Cavallin
CHAPTER 3 Leaving Buddhism (pp. 28-42)
Monica Lindberg Falk
CHAPTER 4 Leaving Religion in Antiquity (pp. 43-54)
Jörgen Magnusson
CHAPTER 5 Leaving Judaism (pp. 55-66)
Lena Roos
CHAPTER 6 Leaving Christianity (pp. 67-80)
Teemu T. Mantsinen and Kati Tervo-Niemelä
CHAPTER 7 Leaving Islam (pp. 81-96)
Christine Schirrmacher

Part 2: Case Studies
CHAPTER 8 Leaving Hinduism: Deconversion as Liberation (pp. 99-115)
Michael Stausberg
CHAPTER 9 Leaving Theravāda Buddhism in Myanmar (pp. 116-129)
Niklas Foxeus
CHAPTER 10 Leaving Vipassana Meditation (pp. 130-141)
Masoumeh Rahmani
CHAPTER 11 Leaving Orthodox Judaism (pp. 142-153)
David Belfon
CHAPTER 12 Leaving the Amish (pp. 154-163)
David L. McConnell
CHAPTER 13 Leaving Evangelicalism (pp. 164-174)
Philip Salim Francis
CHAPTER 14 Leaving Pentecostalism (pp. 175-185)
Teemu T. Mantsinen
CHAPTER 15 Leaving Roman Catholicism (pp. 186-199)
Hugh Turpin
CHAPTER 16 Leaving Mormonism (pp. 200-209)
Amorette Hinderaker
CHAPTER 17 Leaving Islam for Christianity: Asylum Seeker Converts (pp. 210-219)
Nora Stene
CHAPTER 18 Leaving Islam from a Queer Perspective (pp. 220-230)
Erica Li Lundqvist
CHAPTER 19 Leaving New Religions (pp. 231-241)
Carole M. Cusack
CHAPTER 20 Non-Religion and Atheism (pp. 242-252)
Caleb Schaffner and Ryan T. Cragun

PART 3 Theoretical and Methodological Approaches
The final section is intended to provide tools for further academic studies. "Approaches" to the study are described.
29. CHAPTER 21 Historical Approaches to Leaving Religion (pp. 255-266)
Ryan Szpiech
30. CHAPTER 22 Geographical and Demographic Approaches to Leaving Religion (pp. 267-277)
Lily Kong and Orlando Woods
31. CHAPTER 23 Statistical Approaches to Leaving Religion (pp. 278-291)
Isabella Kasselstrand
32. CHAPTER 24 Sociological Approaches to Leaving Religion (pp. 292-306)
Daniel Enstedt
33. CHAPTER 25 Psychological Approaches to Leaving Religion (pp. 307-322)
Kyle Messick and Miguel Farias
34. CHAPTER 26 Narrative and Autobiographical Approaches to Leaving Religion (pp. 323-334)
Peter G. Stromberg
35. CHAPTER 27 Media and Communication Approaches.… (meer)