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Richard Flory

Richard Flory is the Director of Research at USC's Center for Religion and Civic Culture.

Archive, Remapping American ChristianitiesMarch 7, 2016

In the Age of Megachurches, Sometimes Less Is More

By Richard Flory

We have long known, as sociologist Mark Chaves says, that “most congregations in the United…

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(A)theologies, Archive, Remapping American ChristianitiesJanuary 8, 2016

What the Fight over Allah says about the Future of Evangelical Christianity

By Richard Flory

When Professor Larycia Hawkins of Wheaton College publicly announced her solidarity with Muslims by wearing a…

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(A)theologies, Archive, Remapping American ChristianitiesDecember 29, 2015

American Christianity Is Changing Fast: Five Stories to Watch in 2016

By Richard Flory

While LGBT evangelicals cheered on the SCOTUS decision on gay marriage, evangelical institutions lobbied for…

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Archive, Remapping American ChristianitiesJuly 24, 2015

What’s in a Name? Religious Nones and the American Religious Landscape

By Richard Flory

Over the last several years the term religious “Nones” has become a major topic of…

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(A)theologies, Archive, CultureMay 20, 2015

U.S. Christianity is Dead, Long Live U.S. Christianity

By Richard Flory

In the cluster of comment on the recently released report on the changing American religious landscape from…

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