The Normalization of Non-religion: A Reply to James Lewis
James Lewis challenged the assertion that religious nones' are becoming more like the general population. The evidence he offers is insufficient to make his case, however: the generational dynamics of religious change are invisible if one takes a cross-sectional snapshot of the entire populati...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Carfax Publ.
[2015]
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| In: |
Journal of contemporary religion
Year: 2015, Volume: 30, Issue: 3, Pages: 505-508 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Irreligiosity
/ Normalization
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| Summary: | James Lewis challenged the assertion that religious nones' are becoming more like the general population. The evidence he offers is insufficient to make his case, however: the generational dynamics of religious change are invisible if one takes a cross-sectional snapshot of the entire population, undifferentiated by age. In addition, write-in responses on census and survey forms do not provide a good basis for studying the characteristics of the very large and growing number of people who are non-religious. |
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| ISSN: | 1469-9419 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal of contemporary religion
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1080/13537903.2015.1081354 |