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Why So Devout? Untangling the Puzzle of American Religious Fervour| old_uid | 11391 |
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| title | Why So Devout? Untangling the Puzzle of American Religious Fervour |
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| start_date | 2016/06/03 |
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| schedule | 11h30-13h |
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| online | no |
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| summary | Why is America a religious outlier, an anomaly to the powerful secularization trend that has transformed the rest of the club of wealthy democracies? I will discuss and evaluate, against the evidence, several theories of this anomaly: exaggerated reporting, founder effects, religious immigrants, free religious markets, and existential insecurity. I argue that of these five explanations, only two are reasonably well-supported by the available evidence. I conclude with a discussion of the current and expected future trends of religiosity in America in the context of the world. |
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| responsibles | Lesguillons |
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