Nonreligion in a Complex Future

Missed our latest webinar on whether a religious revival is taking place? The recording is now online: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=glgPhZ01-O0

Wishful Thinking? Is There a Religious Revival?

Recent media stories in a number of countries suggest that there is a religious revival taking place, with increased worship attendance and young people expressing renewed interest in religion. But is this just wishful thinking? Is there really a religious revival? This panel explores the evidence – or lack thereof – for a religious revival, and why this issue has attracted persistent attention in the media.

Featuring: Conrad Hackett (Pew Research Center), Kati Tervo-Niemelä (University of Eastern Finland), Joel Thiessen (Ambrose University), Sarah Wilkins-Laflamme (University of Waterloo), and David Voas (University College London)

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Register now for our upcoming webinar, co-hosted with the Centre for Studies in Religion and Society, "Wishful Thinking? Is There a Religious Revival?," happening on Zoom on May 27 from 12:30pm-2pm ET.

Recent media stories in a number of countries suggest that there is a religious revival taking place, with increased worship attendance and young people expressing renewed interest in religion. But is this just wishful thinking? Is there really a religious revival? This panel explores the evidence – or lack thereof – for a religious revival, and why this issue has attracted persistent attention in the media.

Featuring Conrad Hackett (Pew Research Center), Kati Tervo-Niemelä (University of Eastern Finland), Joel Thiessen (Ambrose University), Sarah Wilkins-Laflamme (University of Waterloo), and David Voas (University College London)

Register here: https://uottawa-ca.zoom.us/meeting/register/zX-_0FJhQ-CIF1yA-DFgNw

Check out this new article from NCF postdoctoral fellow Guilherme Borges: “Que Deus tenha misericórdia desta nação”: uma releitura, dez anos depois, da presença religiosa no impeachment de Dilma Rousseff [“May God Have Mercy on This Nation”: Revisiting Religious Presence in Dilma Rousseff’s Impeachment Ten Years Later]

Available here open access:

“Que Deus tenha misericórdia desta nação”: uma releitura, dez anos depois, da presença religiosa no impeachment de Dilma Rousseff | Revista USP “Que Deus tenha misericórdia desta nação”: uma releitura, dez anos depois, da presença religiosa no impeachment de Dilma Rousseff Autores Guilherme Borges Centro Brasileiro de Análise e Planejamento DOI: https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.2316-9036.i148p155-172 Downloads Os dados de download ain...

Register now for our upcoming webinar, co-hosted with the Centre for Studies in Religion and Society, "Wishful Thinking? Is There a Religious Revival?," happening on Zoom on May 27 from 12:30pm-2pm ET.

Recent media stories in a number of countries suggest that there is a religious revival taking place, with increased worship attendance and young people expressing renewed interest in religion. But is this just wishful thinking? Is there really a religious revival? This panel explores the evidence – or lack thereof – for a religious revival, and why this issue has attracted persistent attention in the media.

Featuring Conrad Hackett (Pew Research Center), Kati Tervo-Niemelä (University of Eastern Finland), Joel Thiessen (Ambrose University), Sarah Wilkins-Laflamme (University of Waterloo), and David Voas (University College London)

Register here: https://uottawa-ca.zoom.us/meeting/register/zX-_0FJhQ-CIF1yA-DFgNw

Check out Ryan Cragun's recent talk with the Central Florida Freethought Community about the book, Unearthing Lifestances: What Community Gardens Tell Us About Nonreligion

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Missed last week's book launch for Religion and Nonreligion in Same-Sex Marriage Debates: Emerging Imaginaries? Watch it now here:

Book Launch: Religion and Nonreligion in Same-Sex Marriage Debates: Emerging Imaginaries In this webinar, the NCF's Law team presented on the new open-access book, Religion and Nonreligion in Same-Sex Marriage Debates: Emerging Imaginaries (De Gr...

Missed the recent Unearthing Lifestances book launch?? The recording is now available to watch on YouTube:

Book Launch: Unearthing Lifestances: What Community Gardens Tell Us About Nonreligion This webinar featured the book launch of the newest NCF open-access book, Unearthing Lifestances: What Community Gardens Tell Us About Nonreligion (co-edited...

The Nonreligion in a Complex Future Project invites you to an upcoming virtual book launch to celebrate the release of the new book, Religion and Nonreligion in Same-Sex Marriage Debates: Emerging Imaginaries (edited by Juan Marco Vaggione, Paula Montero and Lori G. Beaman; De Gruyter, 2026).

Date: March 9, 2026
Time: 1:00 pm ET

Register here: https://uottawa-ca.zoom.us/meeting/register/VsBAdiYbRsm_K7Ugcpvzgw #/registration

This is a reminder that there is still time to register for the NCF's upcoming virtual book launch to celebrate the release of the new book, Unearthing Lifestances: What Community Gardens Tell Us About Nonreligion (edited by Lori Beaman, Ryan Cragun, and Douglas Ezzy; De Gruyter, 2026).

Date: February 24, 2026
Time: 4:00 pm ET

Register here: https://uottawa-ca.zoom.us/meeting/register/uzHsNa6kRPmSRg31aeKgSQ

What can community gardens tell us about nonreligion? How have debates over same-sex marriage revealed the boundaries between religion and nonreligion? Has there been a religious revival in the UK?

Find out about all this and more in this edition of the NCF's newsletter: https://mailchi.mp/nonreligionproject/february-2026-newsletter-8336993