The survey asked “nones” why they are nonreligious, offering a list of six possible reasons and asking respondents to say whether each is an extremely, very, somewhat, not too, or not at all important ...

In 1809, Thomas Paine died in poverty, alcoholism and obscurity. Only a dozen people attended his funeral, and few American newspapers bothered to mention his death. Had Paine’s death occurred in the ...

Using a longitudinal sample of over 14,000 undergraduate students, this study explores whether and how students ' religious transformations during the college years are associated with their religious ...