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America’s Changing Religious Landscape

America’s Changing Religious Landscape

FromThe Religious Studies Project


America’s Changing Religious Landscape

FromThe Religious Studies Project

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Length:
36 minutes
Released:
Feb 18, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

The religious landscape of the United States is changing dramatically. Americans must consider what it means to govern a nation of religious minorities. We interview Dr. Robert P. Jones, the founding CEO of the Public Religion Research Institute. Jones discusses findings from PRRI's national surveys on religion and public life, many of which are represented in the American Values Atlas. The data collected by PRRI reveal a number of surprising trends related to religion and its intersection with politics, voting patterns, age, race, immigration, and secularism in the United States. A few key findings highlighted in PRRI's 2016 report on America's changing religious identity and covered in this podcast: (1) white Christians now account for fewer than half of the public, (2) white evangelical Protestants are in decline, (3) non-Christian religious groups are growing, and (4) atheists and agnostics account for a minority of all religiously unaffiliated. We discuss the implications of these findings and more, and we briefly review the research methodologies utilized by PRRI.
Released:
Feb 18, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode

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Podcasts and Resources on the Contemporary Social-Scientific Study of Religion