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Oct 2024
33m 22s

Why people quit religion, with Daryl Van...

AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION
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Over the past few decades the U.S. has become an increasingly less religious country, and many people who grew up with religion have chosen to leave the faith they were raised in. Daryl Van Tongeren, PhD, author of “Done: How to Flourish after Leaving Religion,” talks about the changing religious landscape in the U.S.; what’s driving these religious “dones”; ... Show More
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