History of American Religiosity and its Recent Decline
Lyman Stone
American Enterprise Institute
May 1, 2020
Jessie Wardarski/Pittsburgh Post-Gazette via AP
n>Religion has always been a vital part of American identity, with entire libraries written about Americans’ distinctively religious behaviors. But basic facts about American religious history, and implications for American religion today, remain widely unknown. This report will present a wide range of new data on the history of religion and religiosity in America, discuss causes of changes over time, and explain what it all implies for American society today and in the future.
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