1. Religion
March 2, 2017

2. Declining significance of denomination
Examples
Intermarriage
Politics
Higher education
Relation to American tradition

3. American views of religion
Would you say that there exists one and only one true religion, that there is truth in many religions, or that there is no essential truth in any religion?
One Many None
USA UK
France
Mexico
Turkey

4. Secularization
The idea of secularization: science and education vs. faith
Prediction: decline of religion
Trends in the United States
Relationship between religion and education
Traditional pattern—”literalism” and observance
Change in traditional pattern
Effects of religious involvement
Implications for class inequality