Sociology professor. Religion, culture, politics.
Excited to have this article out in the world. Hopefully our framework helps scholars name and study more of what’s happening in contemporary US religion.
Daniel WinchesterIT'S ALIVE! Brainstorming, discussing, writing, and re-writing this piece on the "unbundling" of American religion with @ruthbraunstein.bsky.social, @jlkucinskas.bsky.social, and @bsteens.bsky.social was the most enjoyable part of the process, but it's gratifying to see it officially "out" in ASR.
Our take on how to characterize, and study, what’s happening in US religion right now. Feels almost wrong that writing a paper with these folks was so much fun.
Daniel WinchesterRELIGION UNBUNDLED Excited that this paper proposing a new paradigm for the sociology of US religion @ruthbraunstein.bsky.social, @jlkucinskas.bsky.social, @bsteens.bsky.social and I have been working on has been accepted for publication in the American Sociological Review. osf.io/preprints/so...
This is a great program, one open to folks in both the social sciences and humanities. The cohorts really do come together as a scholarly and supportive community and the leaders are exceptional.
Center for the Study of Religion & American CultureApplications for the 2026-2028 YSAR Cohort are open until April 1! Make sure to apply soon in order to get all your materials in by April 1. Learn more and apply: raac.indianapolis.iu.edu/young-schola...
Interesting commonalities w/Western patterns: intergenerational fading, time squeeze, changing family structure, and negative associations w/ religion. Yet non-affiliates still mix and match traditional elements.
Buddhism's Recent Decline in East AsiaBuddhism is the only major religion whose global population shrank between 2010 and 2020. Learn why it declined in East Asia, particularly in Japan and South Korea.www.pewresearch.org