Reply: Toward a Critical Sociology of Atheism: Identity, Politics, Ideology.

The author responds to commentary by Jesse Smith on his article "Toward a Critical Sociology of Atheism: Identity, Politics, Ideology." He identifies a number of questions and issues raised by Smith about atheism, including trajectories of atheist identity and activism. Other topics discussed include the notions of conversion, the relationship between atheism and politics, and the influence of the ideology of scientific atheism.