%0 Electronic Article %A Hemming, Peter J. %I Sage %D 2017 %G English %@ 1461-7404 %T Childhood, youth and non-religion: Towards a social research agenda %J Social compass %V 64 %N 1 %P 113-129 %U https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/95934/1/Childhood%20Youth%20and%20Non-Religion%20FINAL.pdf %U http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0037768616683333 %X Popular and academic interest in the phenomenon of ‘non-religion’, including atheism, humanism and agnosticism, is currently on the rise, reflected in the proliferation of social research on this important theme. Yet, despite a parallel growth in scholarship on childhood, youth and religion, little interest has so far been directed towards non-religion in this context. This article brings together these two concerns through a review of research themes concerned with non-religion and their potential relevance for childhood and youth studies. In so doing, it maps out an agenda for future social research in the field of childhood, youth and non-religion.