New Podcast Episode Featuring Sarah Wilkins-Laflamme

NCF Collaborator Sarah Wilkins-Laflamme was recently interviewed for "Losing Our Religion? It's Not That Simple"

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Watch Now: Nonreligion and the Pew Religious Landscape Study

In this webinar, Gregory A. Smith (Pew Research Center) discussed findings from the Pew Religious Landscape Study 2023-2024, followed by commentary from Kati Tervo-Niemelä, Peter Beyer, and Ryan Cragun

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Register Now: Nonreligion in Brazil and Beyond

In this seminar, Olívia Barbosa, Guilherme Borges, and Renata Nagamine will present emerging approaches to studies on nonreligion in Brazil and beyond. Happening on May 14 at 1pm ET.

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Watch Now: Nonreligion, Past and Present: Using Statistics

This webinar featured Callum Brown (University of Glasgow), Hugo Rabbia (National University of Córdoba), Todd Weir (University of Groningen), and Sarah Wilkins-Laflamme (University of Waterloo)

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NEW PODCAST EPISODE

The sixth episode of the Lifestances Podcast, "Trekking Toward Awe: Rethinking Humans’ Experiences with Nature," is now available

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The rise of the non-religious in Canada

This new article in Broadview Magazine draws on NCF research to explore the rise of the nonreligious

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What can hiking tell us about lifestances and nonreligion?

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Nonreligion in a Complex Future

La Nonreligion dans un Futur Complexe

The Nonreligion in a Complex Future (NCF) project is an international, comparative, interdisciplinary research project which identifies the social impact of the rapid and dramatic increase of nonreligion in Canada, Australia, the Nordic countries (Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Finland), the United States, the United Kingdom, and Latin America (Brazil and Argentina).

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Our Upcoming Events

Date: May 14, 2025
Time: 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm
Location: University of Ottawa and Zoom
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Nonreligion in Brazil and Beyond: Emerging Approaches and Future Directions

In this seminar, Olívia Barbosa, Guilherme Borges, and Renata Nagamine will present emerging approaches to studies on nonreligion. To do so, they will focus particularly on the Brazilian context, which has not yet been thoroughly explored in these studies. Based on quite diverse research objects, these scholars will analyze the dynamics of constructing what is understood as nonreligion in the largest country in South America.
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Recent Event Recordings

Nonreligion and the Pew Religious Landscape Study

Nonreligion, Past and Present: Interdisciplinary Conversations: Using Statistics

Meet the Author: Masoumeh (Sara) Rahmani and Peter Adds

Recent News

All of our sub-projects continue to move forward with their research, with many now analyzing data and preparing to mobilize results. Read more about all of these projects here.

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We would like to welcome Edmundo Maza (University of Ottawa) as the new NCF student caucus leader. He is taking over from Guadalupe Allione Riba (National University of Córdoba). Thank you, Guada, for your contribution to the vibrant student culture of the NCF.

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The sixth episode of the Lifestances Podcast, the new podcast from the NCF, is now available. Listen here.

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