The Changing Contours of American Religiosity February 18, 2010

The Changing Contours of American Religiosity
Courtney Bender and Claude Fischer in Conversation
February 18th, Thursday, 6:30pm
The Graduate Center, CUNY, Martin E. Segal Theatre
365 Fifth Ave (at 34th St)
FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. NO RESERVATIONS.
212/817.2005

Join two prominent analysts of American culture for a conversation about the changing American religious landscape, particularly the growth in the population of those who understand themselves as “non-affiliated” and “spiritual but not religious”. Courtney Bender is Associate Professor of Religion at Columbia University and the author of Heaven’s Kitchen: Practicing Religion at God’s Love We Deliver. Claude Fischer is Professor of Sociology at UC Berkeley. His books include Made in America: A Social History of American Culture and Character. Moderated by John Torpey, Professor of Sociology, the Graduate Center, CUNY.

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