Faith and Engaged Scholarship in the New Millennium

Authors

  • Rich Janzen
  • Alisha Pomazon
  • Christopher Hrynkow

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15402/esj.v1i1.222

Abstract

Despite the prominence of the “secularization thesis” among academics prior to the turn of the millennium, religion is not in decline worldwide. The Pew Research Center’s (2015) estimates show that until at least 2050 the number of people practicing a religion is expected to grow globally, particularly in Africa, the Middle East, and southern Asia. Democratic trends mean these regions are likely to remain major sources of immigrants to Western countries (United Nations 2015). These trends will supplement other trends towards growing religiosity in immigrant-receiving countries such as Canada, the United States, New Zealand, and Australia. Given such demographics, this issue is timely. This issue brings a community-engaged perspective into the dialogue concerning how to properly understand the place of faith in contemporary societies (Ager et al. 2015; Bramadat and Biles 2005; Cnaan and Boddie 2006).

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Published

2017-10-18

How to Cite

Janzen, R., Pomazon, A., & Hrynkow, C. (2017). Faith and Engaged Scholarship in the New Millennium. Engaged Scholar Journal: Community-Engaged Research, Teaching, and Learning, 3(1), i-iii. https://doi.org/10.15402/esj.v1i1.222

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