Prof. in sociology @UWaterloo @SOCLSUW Specializes in quantitative methods and sociology of religion

Waterloo, Ontario
Joined December 2015
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Our Director @swilk033 is taking part in this panel on the #Canadian #religious landscape, organized by Jennifer Selby @MemorialU. Feb. 7th @ 2:30pm EST. Open and free for all to attend either in person or online. Register for the event here: tinyurl.com/BXU37KX9
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IRCSF director @swilk033 is currently at a workshop on open science policies in the social scientific study of #religion. Jeremy Freese kicked things off this morning with dynamics in open data access, open access publication, replication, pre-registration of studies, and more.
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Two separate high-quality general pop surveys estimated #Canada's rate of #Christian affiliation at 44% in 2023 (from @ISSPCanada & @NonreligionCF). We'll see what the Census says in a few years, but it's looking like Canada has recently lost its Christian majority.
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Still time to register for this great (free) webinar!
Join us for our next virtual event titled "The State and Future of the #Sociology of #Religion in #Canada" with Lori Beaman, @LegaultLeclair, Sam Reimer and @joelthiessen. Wednesday the 30th of October 2024 @ 3pm EDT. Register for free at: uwaterloo.ca1.qualtrics.com/…
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IRCSF Director Sarah Wilkins Laflamme @swilk033 is in #Pittsburgh this weekend for the @SSSReligion's annual meeting!
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Looking forward to @SSSReligion's annual meeting in #Pittsburgh this weekend! Prepping my pres with co-author Galen Watts, titled "The #Secular Sacred Canopy: Revisiting the Heretical Imperative in Secular Contexts." Teaser slide below!
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Thanks to all those who made it in person and virtually to our inaugural event yesterday "The Study of Religion in Canada and the Launch of the IRCSF." If you missed it, find the recording of the event here for free viewing anytime: youtu.be/7Stq60HBpew
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Recorded a 3-part podcast series on the past, present and future of #Canadian (Non)#Religion and (Non)#Belief with Daniel Dacombe @Humanism_Canada. Check out the first episode that's now live (find it where you get your fav podcasts): #secular #secularism open.spotify.com/episode/4iH…
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Upcoming free hybrid event at the Institute for Religion, Culture and Societal Futures (IRCSF) on Oct. 2nd @ 3pm EDT, featuring @swilk033, Galen Watts & @drmacgregor. Register here to attend in person or online: uwaterloo.ca1.qualtrics.com/…
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Gave a presentation with @LStrumos on #religion, #spirituality and #secularity and their ties to #environment & #climatechange attitudes at the @ASReligion conference this past weekend in beautiful #Montreal, with new @NonreligionCF survey data. Below is my fav graph from it:
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Sarah Wilkins-Laflamme retweeted
NSRN Past President @swilk033 presenting @NonreligionCF survey data on distinct nonreligious views on the environment at the 2024 Annual Meeting of the Association of Religion @ASReligion Presenting on nonreligion or secularity at the #ASR24 conference? Let us know!
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IRCSF director @swilk033 is a collaborator on the @NonreligionCF project, led by Lori Beaman @uOttawa, and through that project has access to some new survey data! The graph below contains rates of #spiritual activities among #Canadian respondents of the 2023 NCF survey.
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Sarah Wilkins-Laflamme retweeted
IRCSF director @swilk033 is a collaborator on the @NonreligionCF project, led by Lori Beaman @uOttawa, and through that project has access to some new survey data! The graph below contains rates of #spiritual experiences among #Canadian respondents of the 2023 NCF survey.
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Look what just arrived in print! Congrats to @jdl562000 on his new book "Can Robots Love God and be Saved" with @cmu_press. I had a great time reading this compilation of John's columns on #religion and society from the past 20 years. mcnallyrobinson.com/97819879…
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Draft poster from my co-author @NitzanPR on our working paper "The Rise of #Nonreligious #Spirituality and #Fertility Behavior in the #USA," as part of the @EAPS_pop conference that took place earlier this month.
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Some stats on national pride (and shame) in #Canada, from the 2023 @ISSP_survey on national identity and citizenship
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Another one of our thematic areas of research here at the IRCSF is the realities and futures of #Catholic life in #Canada. Here's an infographic on recent Catholic affiliation trends in @StatCan_eng Canadian Census data.
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Big week for my journal articles, with a focus on #religion in #Europe. Here's one with David Voas and Kirstie Hewlett, published online in @SORJournal now and titled "#Religious #Polarization in Europe": doi.org/10.1093/socrel/srae0…
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