This article argues that quantitative secularization research has made important progress in
the last 20 years in seven areas. We have gained knowledge of how religion and religiosity …

More than half a century ago, sociologist J. Milton Yinger remarked about religion," There
are few major subjects about which men know so little, yet feel so certain." Samuel L. Perry …

Although there has been a fast rise in the share of Americans reporting no religion, it is
unclear whether this trend has affected different parts of the country equally. Against this …

This book explores the world of religion, spirituality and secularity among the Millennial
generation in the United States and Canada, with a focus on the ways Millennials are doing …

Secularization theory has been challenged by research showing religious persistence and
upswing in contexts across the world. In Europe, particularly in highly secular and …

Statistical models have consistently found age, sex, educational attainment, income, race,
political views, and geographic region (in the US) to be important correlates of religious non …

Competition between social units has long been central to sociological theories of change.
Understanding it has become particularly important in the sociology of religion with the …

The methodology of scientific research programmes, developed by Imre Lakatos, can help
us to identify which theories are strong or weak. Applying this approach suggests that the …

The article elaborates a concept of the vitality of religious communities. Defined on the basis
of previous research, it enables an identification of the determinants that make a (religious) …

This study examines how the religious composition of a local US population shapes an
individual's religious involvement. We reconsider Berger's plausibility thesis and unpack its …