secularization theory
Where is religiosity growing, where is it receding, and what does that tell us?: Evangelical revival
Marta’s sister Our congregation in Campinas doubled between 2019 and 2024. Not because we advertised. Because a woman named Marta brought her sister, and her sister brought her neighbor, and the neighbor’s husband came one Sunday because his business was failing and someone told... Where is religiosity growing, where is it receding, and what does that tell us?: Secularists
Berger’s correction In 1968, Peter Berger predicted religious believers would survive only in small, embattled enclaves. In 1999, he recanted. He said the world was "as furiously religious as it ever was" and that building a universal theory on the behavior of Dutch professors... Where is religiosity growing, where is it receding, and what does that tell us?: The Story
Two Sundays In 2015, the Westerkerk in Amsterdam — the church where Rembrandt was buried — hosted its last regular Sunday service. The building still stands. Tourists photograph it. Occasionally someone rents it for a concert....