How Do People Lose Religion?
Recorded on 3 November, 2012.
Published on 30 November, 2012.
Duration 1:02:15.
Millions of people have lost religion in the western world since the 1960. How does this happen? At what ages? What are the triggers? Is there a difference between men and women? Professor Callum Brown draws on the accounts of those he has interviewed in North America and Britain.
About the speaker
Callum Brown is a social and cultural historian. He previous held the post of Professor of Religious and Cultural History at the University of Dundee, before moving to the University of Glasgow in 2012.