Religion & Faith Transmission
Is there a crisis of faith transmission today? Faith transmission refers to the social processes through which families, religious organizations, and other groups reproduce religious beliefs, practices, and values across generations. Recent research suggests that challenges to religious transmission are partially responsible for secularization and the strength and stability of some religious traditions over others. In this episode, we’ll examine faith transmission, religious trends, and aspects of the cultural context that may challenge the reproduction of faith traditions. Join us for an enlightening conversation where we will ponder these questions and more related to Religion & Faith Transmission.
Host: Brian Steensland
Brian Steensland is Professor and Chair of Sociology at Indiana University Indianapolis. His areas of interest include religion, culture, politics, and civic life in contemporary American society. His books include Situating Spirituality: Context, Practice, and Power (Oxford, 2022), co-edited with Jaime Kucinskas and Anna Sun; The New Evangelical Social Engagement (Oxford, 2014), co-edited with Philip Goff; and The Failed Welfare Revolution: America’s Struggle over Guaranteed Income Policy (Princeton, 2008). His articles include The Measure of American Religion (Social Forces, 2000) and Cultural Categories and the American Welfare State (American Journal of Sociology, 2006).
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