Were the 1920s more religious than the 1970s in America?

Interactively explore the history of social movements and religion in America. Timelines of American Religion place a wealth of information--including text, pictures, graphs and more--at your fingertips and within its historical context. read more

According to a poll conducted by Gallup, there were more religious people during the 50’s than there were during the 70’s. The first table in that link shows that 3–7% of respondents chose “none” aka non-religious, during the 70’s. It begins at 3% in 1970, but reaches 7% by the year 1979. read more

The 1920s were a period of dramatic changes. More than half of all Americans now lived in cities and the growing affordability of the automobile made people more mobile than ever. Although the decade was known as the era of the Charleston dance craze, jazz, and flapper fashions, in many respects it was also quite conservative. read more

Asian religions, new religious movements, popular religion, cultural religion, and woman's place in religion, all require attention after decades, even centuries, of focus solely on the white, male, European, Protestant (and primarily intellectual) religious tradition. read more