Since the 1990s, large numbers of Americans have left Christianity to join the growing ranks of U.S. adults who describe their religious identity as atheist, agnostic or “nothing in particular.” If ...

By contrast, Judaism is preeminently a religion of ascribed identity — for the past 2,000 years determined by matrilineal descent. God may have chosen the Jews, but “Jews by choice” is a ...

As Robert D. Putnam and David E. Campbell demonstrated in their 2010 book, American Grace: How Religion Divides and Unites Us, most Americans no longer orient their lives around houses of worship.

If we imagine religion as a technology, argues Notre Dame sociologist Christian Smith, we can better see the cause of its ...

Why popular religion is fading in America. Religion, in its various forms and beliefs, has always played a prominent role in American society, with a majority of the population identifying as ...

The First Amendment protects all our religious freedoms, hardly limited to the three great Abrahamic religions, but it ...

Religion, in its various forms and beliefs, has always played a prominent role in American society, with a majority of the population identifying as Christian. However, in recent years, there has ...

Media Concern for religion's future in America grows as young women stop attending church: report 'Why would you want to be at a place where your voice doesn’t matter?' researcher Sheila Wray ...

Department of Data The most religious, and religiously diverse, places in America. This week, we mine the U.S. Religious Census, a decennial count of America’s faithful, for insights into the ...

State lawmakers pushing to expand religion in public schools sometimes cite the Supreme Court rulings that my colleague Adam mentions above, such as a 2022 decision siding with a football coach ...

Like it or not, the regime of choice is here to stay, posing distinct challenges to all American religious communities. How well they adapt will determine the future of religion in America.