Yunping Tong
yunpingtong.bsky.social
Yunping Tong
@yunpingtong.bsky.social
Quantitative Researcher at Pew Research Center | PhD in Sociology of religion
Reposted by Yunping Tong
Good morning Minneapolis! The #SSSR_RRA2025 Annual Meeting begins today with a full weekend of plenary sessions, receptions, networking events and papers exploring this year’s theme “Religion Matters.”

Full program. ⬇️ #Research #SocialScience #Religion
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October 31, 2025 at 11:23 AM
Reposted by Yunping Tong
Americans’ views about religion in public life are shifting:

- Growing shares say religion is gaining influence.
- Growing shares have a positive view of religion's role in society.
- Growing shares feel conflict btw their religious beliefs and the mainstream.

New Pew report: pewrsr.ch/3J3oE2s
Growing Share of U.S. Adults Say Religion Is Gaining Influence in American Life
Americans' views of religion's role in society have grown more positive in recent years. But many feel their religious beliefs conflict with the mainstream.
pewrsr.ch
October 20, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Reposted by Yunping Tong
SECULAR TRANSITION:
The graphic below shows the Participation-Importance-Belonging sequence of religious decline emerging between younger & older generations in @pewresearch.org surveys.

Adapted from our “Three Stages of Religious Decline Around the World” article🧪
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
September 2, 2025 at 5:59 PM
How common is religious switching around the world? A new Pew Research Center post provides insights based on surveys conducted in 117 countries and territories.
Some key findings:
- Globally, 1 in 10 adults under 55 have switched religions since childhood.
More here: pewrsr.ch/46dKGbF
June 26, 2025 at 8:04 PM