[Opinion] The Great Falling Away: The Decline in Religious Services Attendance in the United States Over the Past 50 Years

The Great Falling Away: The Decline in Religious Services Attendance in the United States Over the Past 50 Years

Faith and religious practice are the foundational bedrock of culture upon which the morals, values, and principles of political governance of a nation rest. Religious institutions are pre-eminent pre-political institutions that deeply inform and influence social behavior and social norms as well as the character and content of laws, governance, and public policy. Adherence to religious values is strongly tied to active and regular participation …

David Campbell, Alan Cooperman to discuss plateau in decline of religious identity

Kaitlyn FinchlerContributing Writer Alan Cooperman and David Campbell Whenever there are conversations about the definition of a good life or opinions on politics and policy, religion is at the intersection. David Campbell, the Packey J. Dee Professor of American Democracy at Notre Dame University and director of the Notre Dame Democracy Initiative, and Alan Cooperman, […] The post David Campbell, Alan Cooperman to discuss plateau in decline of …