A declining American belief in God, country, and family
Pollsters and sociologists find a shift away from three American values: The nuclear family, religious fealty, and national pride—family, God, and country—are a holy trinity of American traditionalism....
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Aiming “to bring spiritual richness to corporate America”
Spiritual consultants look to bring spiritual practices and approaches to the American workplace: Photo by fauxels on Pexels.com In simpler times, divinity schools sent their graduates out to lead...
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Seeing modernization and religious change in one small suburb
One way to approach the significant social changes of recent centuries is to examine broad patterns at a societal level. Another way to understand these changes is to look at what happened in a...
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Religion and civil religion in two Inauguration songs
Inauguration Day and the surrounding activities can contain plenty of opportunities for analyzing religion and civil religion. As I took in some of the proceedings, two songs blurred the lines between...
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Rituals to mimic the valuable aspects of a commute (without the actual travel...
COVID-19 has disrupted the work patterns of many and this included the commute to and from work. Even as some relished the opportunity to work from home and avoid the time and hassle of a commute, the...
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Suburban lawns and religious alternatives
With religious motivation, the suburban lawn can be transformed into an area of biodiversity: Photo by Anna Shvets on Pexels.com Mr. Jacobs is an ecologist and a Catholic who believes that humans can...
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Religion, work, and Silicon Valley
A new sociology book looks at how a number of Silicon Valley leaders embraced religion as they also created a unique work culture: Photo by Fox on Pexels.com Author and sociologist Carolyn Chen calls...
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Making the sacred profane and the profane sacred at the Super Bowl
The Super Bowl itself may qualify as a religious event given all of its pageantry and symbolism. But, yesterday’s game included at least a few more explicit mentions of religion beyond the patriotism,...
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Ongoing movement of religious people from American cities to suburbs
More religious people in cities are moving to suburbs: Photo by Jonathan Meyer on Pexels.com Researchers interviewed by The Times said rising costs, rampant crime and changing racial demographics have...
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Religion and a California suburb that is a “blue zone”
Loma Linda, California was designated as a “blue zone,” a place where people tend to live longer. This designation is connected to the religious history of some of the residents: Photo by Juan Pablo...
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