Geography of Religion

I just came out of a very interesting dissertation defense on emergence and the geograpy of religion. One of the most interesting was the Glenmary Research Center data which is one of the only religious data centes in the U.S. The other being the Pew Foundation Forum on Religion & Public Life. His topic was “A Leap of Faith: Scale, Critical Realism, and Emergence in the Geography of Religion” Which I won’t go into detail about here other than to highlight this interesting fact. West Virginia is among the underreported Appalachia’s because on maps it shows up as being largely unchurched but as anyone who lives there knows is comprised of many, many small independent churches. This was just one of the interesting things I learned during his discussion. The other was about a small county in South Dakota that is registered as the largest Episcopalian community in the U.S. but is actually predominantly native American with only one Episcopal Church. If you haven’t checked out the Geography of Religon (GOR) you should, it is fascinating. In the Dictionary of Critical Realism, there is a chapter on Geography of Religion written by the now Dr. Ferber. The AAG (American Association of Geographers) also has a Geography of Religion (GOR) group. Great Job! Dr.Ferber


2 Replies to “Geography of Religion”

  1. Joe BW Smith

    This is a interesting post. I’ve been struggling to find resources on geography of religion. I would like to work with this area for more graduate study. The link “Geography of Religion” takes me to “Dictionary of Critical Realism.” Was that the intent? Thanks for the post.

  2. Barb

    Joe:
    If you look down the list of Dictionary of Critical Realism, there is a chapter on Geography of Religion. The AAG (American Association of Geographers) also has a Geography of Religion (GOR) group.

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