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The Rise of Atheist Churches?
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As religiously unaffiliated people become a larger and larger portion of the US population, scholars are noticing a rise in atheist/humanist/agnostic gatherings that mirror some of the characteristics of Christian churches (i.e. meeting on Sundays, participating in collective rituals such as singing). What can we learn about these gatherings? Can we call this a godless form of religiosity?
Full interviews:
Anthony Pinn: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=faRdcfrFEBc&feature=youtu.be
Houston Oasis: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z4OrJ6SIrEY&feature=youtu.be
This video was supported, in part, by Sacred Writes: Public Scholarship on Religion, funded by the Henry R. Luce Foundation and hosted by Northeastern University. They paid for my travel to Rice University.
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Source on the US population of Nones: https://religionnews.com/2019/03/21/nones-now-as-big-as-evangelicals-catholics-in-the-us/
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