Development of Secularism

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By Tony Campolo on January 1, 1982 ,

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Development of Secularism

At the macro level, cross-country comparisons used in the literature to explore the association between economic growth and religion suggest two seemingly contradictory empirical issues. The first is that there is a positive association between religion and economic growth—that more religious societies experience faster economic growth. The second result is that when economic growth or income is the explanatory variable, increases in income are associated with less religious participation, and reduced religious beliefs. This second empirical result is known as the secularization hypothesis.

This is a Legacy Audio recording drawn from a collection of free audio resources over the last 30+ years featuring themes which are still relevant today. Due to the archival nature of the recordings, some of the audio content may not be up to today's digital standards, but nonetheless, the content is still applicable.

This resource is part of a series on Apologetics and Modern Secularism. Click here to listen to the full series

Tony Campolo

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Tony Campolo, is professor emeritus of sociology at Eastern University and a former faculty member at the University of Pennsylvania. For 40 years, he led the Evangelical Association for the Promotion of Education, an organization which he founded to create and support programs serving needy communities. More recently, Dr. Campolo has provided leadership for the progressive Christian movement, Red Letter Christians as well as, for the Campolo Center for Ministry, a program which provides support to those the church has called to full-time ministry. He has written more than 35 books and can be found blogging regularly on tonycampolo.org and redletterchristians.org.

 

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