Religions in America

This week we’re working on the Site Visit digital project. Everyone’s site visit should be done and you should be working on the write-up and the congregational profile. We will spend class time doing this on Monday and Wednesday; I would advise bringing laptops both days.

Also – for Monday 10/15, please glance through/read this report from the Association of Religion Data Archives (ARDA) by J. Gordon Melton, “American Religion’s Mega-Trends” over the last 40 years. How many of these mega-trends do you think are at work in Worcester? Do you see evidence of them in your field research with a local congregation? How has the religious landscape changed in Worcester in the last several decades and how can our collective documentation efforts help not only our own understanding but that of other scholars who are interested in Worcester’s history and culture?

There’s a new Friday Forum open for 10/19 on Blackboard – please be checking your news feeds for interesting recent religion news and contributing to the forums, either online or in class by bringing something ready to discuss.