Lectures in Catholic Experience Presents - Kraig Beyerlein
In-Person & Online
Thursday,
Sep 17, 2026 at 7:30 PM
- 9:00 PM EDT
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In-Person & Online
Thursday,
Sep 17, 2026 at 7:30 PM
- 9:00 PM EDT
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Event Details
This event has been cancelled and will be rescheduled for a later date.
About the Lecture
From accurate counts to effects on residents, methodological challenges complicate studying religious congregations and communities. This talk discusses these challenges and how they have been addressed in two major urban areas in North America: Chicago, IL and Toronto, ON. Comparative data are presented on various dimensions of these cites' local religious ecology, including the density of congregations, religious tradition breakdown (e.g., Catholics versus Mainline Protestants), and changes over time, such as the number of closures and other transitions. The projects in these cities show the promise of methodological rigor for answering theoretically important and timely questions about congregations and community life.
About the Speaker
Kraig Beyerlein is an Associate Professor of Sociology, Director of the Center for the Study of Religion and Society, and a faculty fellow at the Institute for Latino Studies at the University of Notre Dame. He is also Co-Principal Investigator of the Chicago Congregation Project (CCP) and a visiting research fellow at the Canadian Institute for Empirical Church Research at Wycliffe College at the University of Toronto.
Kraig’s research and teaching focuses on the intersection of religion and civic engagement/social movements. He is particularly interested in the role of congregation-based mobilizing and the contextual effects of religious organizations on individuals. Published articles on these and related topics appear in such outlets as the American Sociological Review, Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, Mobilization, Social Forces, Social Problems, Sociological Methods and Research, and the Sociology of Religion. Various internal and external grants, including those from the Lilly Endowment, Inc., Louisville Institute, Spencer Foundation, the National Science Foundation, and Templeton Religion Trust, have supported his research over the years.Kraig Beyerlein is an Associate Professor of Sociology, Director of the Center for the Study of Religion and Society, and a faculty fellow at the Institute for Latino Studies at the University of Notre Dame. He is also Co-Principal Investigator of the Chicago Congregation Project (CCP) and a visiting research fellow at the Canadian Institute for Empirical Church Research at Wycliffe College at the University of Toronto.
Speakers
Kraig
Beyerlein
Visiting research fellow at the Canadian Institute for Empirical Church Research at Wycliffe College at the University of Toronto.
Associate Professor of Sociology, Director of the Center for the Study of Religion and Society, Institute for Latino Studies at the University of Notre Dame faculty, Co-Principal Investigator of the Chicago Congregation Project (CCP)
Visiting research fellow at the Canadian Institute for Empirical Church Research at Wycliffe College at the University of Toronto.
Associate Professor of Sociology, Director of the Center for the Study of Religion and Society, Institute for Latino Studies at the University of Notre Dame faculty, Co-Principal Investigator of the Chicago Congregation Project (CCP)
Location
St. Jerome's University - Notre Dame Chapel, SJ1 Classrooms and Library Building
290 Westmount Road North Waterloo, ON N2L 3G3 CA
Also Available Online
Instructions will be sent out via email after registration.
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Organizer Details
St. Jerome's University
Federated with the University of Waterloo
