University Diaries » ‘The steady decline in U.S. religiosity over the past decade has been evident for years. Fewer Americans identify with a religion, church attendance and membership are declining, and religion holds a less important role in people’s lives than it once did. But this analysis of World Poll data puts the decline in a wider context, showing just how large the shift has been in global terms. Since 2007, few countries have measured larger declines in religiosity.’

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‘The steady decline in U.S. religiosity over the past decade has been evident for years. Fewer Americans identify with a religion, church attendance and membership are declining, and religion holds a less important role in people’s lives than it once did. But this analysis of World Poll data puts the decline in a wider context, showing just how large the shift has been in global terms. Since 2007, few countries have measured larger declines in religiosity.’

You might just take a gander at my FORMS OF RELIGIOUS EXPERIENCE category to see some of the reasons.

Margaret Soltan, November 13, 2025 7:36AM
Posted in: forms of religious experience

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