Q&A: Why we studied American sermons and how we did it
Dennis Quinn, computational social scientist, explains how our analysis of sermons came together and the challenges that arise when religion meets big data.
A large majority of Americans feel that religion is losing influence in public life, according to a 2019 Pew Research Center survey.
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In recent years, the percentage of U.S. adults who say they regularly attend religious services has been declining, while the share of Americans who attend only a few times a year, seldom or never has been growing. A new Pew Research Center survey finds that the main reason people regularly go to church, synagogue, mosque […]
Over the decade from 2007 to 2017, government restrictions on religion – laws, policies and actions by state officials that restrict religious beliefs and practices – increased markedly around the world.
Islam is the most common state religion, but many governments give privileges to Christianity.
About half of U.S. adults have looked for a new religious congregation at some point in their lives, most commonly because they have moved.
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