Portraits of American Life Study

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Overview

The PALS seeks to understand the impact of religion in everyday life, and ultimately the connections between religious change and other forms of change among diverse individuals and families over the course of their lives.

Religious Leaders

While the Portraits of American Life Study covers a broad range of topics, we highlighted some findings that would be relevant to leaders of religious congregations. We present a profile of the American population by these topics:

Religious Affiliation

Attendance of Worship Services

Religious Leaders

Attitudes Regarding Own Religious Congregation

Findings & Resources

Click on a link to jump to a finding/resource.

Findings
Religious Affiliation
Attendance of Worship Services
Religious Leaders of One’s Congregation
Attitudes Regarding One’s Religious Congregation
Participation
Religious Belief
Beliefs about Religious Texts
Relationship with God
Religious Practices
Religious Guidance
Religion and Race

Resources
Research on Religion and Society
Multi-Racial/Ethnic/Cultural Congregations
Mega Churches
Youth and Religion