‘The Harvest is Ripe’ … Is it Really?
Why do some convert to a religion and others do not? What contributes to de-conversion and then conversion to another religion, or to no...
Passing on Religion
Religious socialization is a subject that I have considered at length over the past year. I think about this topic from the vantage point...
My Airplane Buddy, Mike
I am in the middle of a three-week stretch spending time with seven groups in Saskatchewan, Manitoba, and Ontario to discuss the current...
The Sociology of Religion: A Canadian Perspective
Lorne Dawson and I are pleased with the release of our book The Sociology of Religion: A Canadian Perspective (2014) with Oxford...
Religion in Canada Disappearing?
I am fresh off the Christmas break. I love my job – teaching students, researching religion in Canada, and speaking at different venues –...