Which of the following is a reason for the waning presence of the new religious movements?
a. increasing minority groups in North American society
b. increasing number of monotheists
c. decreasing number of atheists
d. increasing secularization in North American society
d. increasing secularization in North American society
Philip Jenkins, a prominent sociologist of religion at Baylor University, pointed out in 2014 that increasing secularization in North American society has led to less energy around the “fringes” of religion that new religious movements (NRMs) represent to most people.
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