Research + News | Topic: Institutions

Woke Totemism

Multiculturalism has the characteristics of a primitive religion, albeit a confused one. Read the article here.

The Demon In Middlebury

What happens when liberal democracy increasingly resembles communism, especially in higher education. Read the article here.

Higher Education Is Drowning In BS

Christian Smith argues that higher education is drowning and that it’s mortally corrosive to society. Read the article here.

3 Faith and Culture Trends for 2014

MajorTrendsBarna Group has identified three major trends concerning faith and culture. The research reports that “Americans are ranking their confidence in institutions at abysmal levels. And this institutional skepticism comprises a significant backdrop for the major faith and culture trends of 2014.”

Here are the three major trends:

1. The role of “church” generates both more skeptics and stronger apologists. 

2. Americans wrestle with a culture of violence.

3. Trust in the public school system is failing.

Read the full report here.