Matthew Bowman: Why ‘more secular’ may not mean ‘less religious’
Americans and others around the world may have less devotion to institutions like churches, but that doesn’t mean they are losing faith in God or a higher power.
(Plinio Lepri | AP Photo) The Creation fresco by Michelangelo on the ceiling of the Vatican's Sistine Chapel is pictured. Religious scholar Matthew Bowman notes that rising secularism may not mean that individuals are becoming less religious.
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