Are U.S. Latino Society & Culture Undergoing Secularization?
Research Findings to be Examined at Trinity Colleges Secularism Institute Event Hartford, Conn., February 24, 2006The explosive growth of the U.S. Latino population would seem to be a boon for American churches. Indeed, most of them have been strengthened by increasing numbers of Latino adherents. But a 2001 study suggests a weakness of Latino ties to religious institutions. The results of the study, the ARIS/PARAL report entitled Religious Identification Among Hispanics in the United States, will be the focus of an enlightening colloquium, Are U.S. Latino Society and Culture Undergoing Secularization? presented by the Institute for the Study of Secularism in Society and Culture (ISSSC) at Trinity College. The event is free of charge and open to the public. It will be held on Tuesday, March 7, from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. in the Terrace Rooms in Mather Hall. A reception will follow the lectures. Examining the controversial topic will be Anthony M. Stevens-Arroyo of Brooklyn College, Efrain A
