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Church attendance and affiliation are facing rapid decline in Europe and the Americas. Considering the rise of secularism and fundamentalism, Christianity’s collapse has been anticipated since the Enlightenment. Many wonder whether Christianity can survive the 21st century. But is Christianity collapsing or evolving into new forms?
In this lecture, John Hamer of Toronto Centre Place examines the latest trends in secularization, the rise of the religiously unaffiliated — including the “Nones” and the “Spiritual-but-not-religious” — shifting demographics and fertility, religious switching, migration, and growth in the Global South to ask: Will Christianity survive the 21st century?
Join the livestream to participate in the discussion and to ask questions of our lecturer during the Q&A.
This lecture is part of our series exploring Christianity and the Bible from an academic perspective through history, mythology, archaeology, theology, and biblical studies. In this presentation we focus on current demographic trends, Islam, secularism, the Enlightenment, and fundamentalism.
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#christianity #ChurchDecline #Secularism #Fundamentalism #ReligiousTrends #FutureOfReligion #BibleStudies #Enlightenment #ReligiousNones
Church attendance and affiliation are facing rapid decline in Europe and the Americas. Considering the rise of secularism and fundamentalism, Christianity’s collapse has been anticipated since the Enlightenment. Many wonder whether Christianity can survive the 21st century. But is Christianity collapsing or evolving into new forms?
In this lecture, John Hamer of Toronto Centre Place examines the latest trends in secularization, the rise of the religiously unaffiliated — including the “Nones” and the “Spiritual-but-not-religious” — shifting demographics and fertility, religious switching, migration, and growth in the Global South to ask: Will Christianity survive the 21st century?
Join the livestream to participate in the discussion and to ask questions of our lecturer during the Q&A.
This lecture is part of our series exploring Christianity and the Bible from an academic perspective through history, mythology, archaeology, theology, and biblical studies. In this presentation we focus on current demographic trends, Islam, secularism, the Enlightenment, and fundamentalism.
📚 Browse our catalogue of free lectures at centreplace.ca/lectures
❤️ Your generous support allows us to offer these lectures at no cost. Please consider making a donation (tax deductible in the US and Canada): centreplace.ca/donate ️
#christianity #ChurchDecline #Secularism #Fundamentalism #ReligiousTrends #FutureOfReligion #BibleStudies #Enlightenment #ReligiousNones
