Tag: religion
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A secular Latin America?
Christian Century: A secular Latin America? In recent months, observers have remarked on the growing number of Americans who claim no religious affiliation (the “nones”), whose numbers are highest among the young. We can argue about just what these numbers mean, but possibly they do mark the beginning of a secularizing trend, a drift toward…
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Do countries lose religion as they gain wealth?
CBC News: Do countries lose religion as they gain wealth? Poor nations have the highest proportion of people who identify as religious The world's poorest nations are also some of its most religious – but does that mean religion can't flourish in a prosperous society? Gregory Paul doesn't think it can. After constructing a "Successful…
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How Religion Is Making a Comeback on College Campuses
The Daily Beast: How Religion Is Making a Comeback on College Campuses A dramatic shift in the global landscape has made religion a pressing issue on college campuses again. Douglas and Rhonda Hustedt Jacobsen, authors of No Longer Invisible: Religion in University Education, on how higher education found faith. One in three Americans under the…
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Study Finds One in 6 Follows No Religion
New York Times: Study Finds One in 6 Follows No Religion A global study of religious adherence released on Tuesday by the Pew Research Center found that about one of every six people worldwide has no religious affiliation. This makes the “unaffiliated,” as the study calls them, the third-largest group worldwide, with 16 percent of…
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Adam Smith’s Authentic Views On Church and State
One of my favorite blogs is Adam Smith's Lost Legacy, written by economic historian Gavin Kennedy. He frequently finds mentions of Adam Smith's "invisible hand" from around the web and then debunks the abuse of Smith's views. The metaphor mentioned only twice in passing in The Wealth of Nations, was appropriated by economists over the…