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[[Image:DrVitz.jpg|thumbnail|225px|left|[[Ex-atheists|Ex-atheist]] [[Paul Vitz]] ]]

[[Image:DrVitz.jpg|thumbnail|225px|left|[[Ex-atheists|Ex-atheist]] [[Paul Vitz]] ]]

''See also:'' [[Psychology of atheism]]

''See also:'' [[Psychology of atheism]] and [[Atheism and poor relationships with parents]]

The ''Cambridge Companion to Atheism'' which was edited by the atheist [[philosophy|philosopher]]  

The ''Cambridge Companion to Atheism'' which was edited by the atheist [[philosophy|philosopher]] [[Michael Martin]].

''See also:'' [[Atheism and poor relationships with parents]]

Michael Martin declared in the ''Cambridge Campanion to Atheism'':

 

[[Michael Martin]] declared:

{{cquote|Continuity and discontinuity in any identity may be a function of interpersonal networks, especially involving intimate relations. Apostasy and conversion can both be seen as a rejection of parental identity and parental beliefs. It “might well be symptomatic of familial strain and dissociation... apostasy is to be viewed as a form of rebellion against parents” (Caplovitz and Sherrow, 1977:50).<ref>''The Cambridge Companion to Atheism'', edited by [[Michael Martin]], page 302, published in 2006</ref>}}

{{cquote|Continuity and discontinuity in any identity may be a function of interpersonal networks, especially involving intimate relations. Apostasy and conversion can both be seen as a rejection of parental identity and parental beliefs. It “might well be symptomatic of familial strain and dissociation... apostasy is to be viewed as a form of rebellion against parents” (Caplovitz and Sherrow, 1977:50).<ref>''The Cambridge Companion to Atheism'', edited by [[Michael Martin]], page 302, published in 2006</ref>}}