NJHN October Program [Hybrid]: The Latinx Secular Revolution with Dr. Juhem Navarro-Rivera

Our program this month is The Latinx Secular Revolution.

Recent surveys confirm a significant shift away from Catholicism as the dominant religion among Latinxs. While a plurality still identifies as Catholic, the growing number of nonreligious Latinxs account now for the second-largest cohort, surpassing Protestants. Nearly half of Latinxs under age 30 identify as nonreligious. Our speaker, Dr. Juhem Navarro-Rivera, argues that understanding how the increasing religious diversity is reshaping Latinx identity also helps explain social, cultural, and political changes in the community.

Dr. Juhem Navarro-Rivera is a political scientist, writer, public speaker, and research consultant, a leading expert in the demographics and politics of non-religious Americans, and author of the Secular Politics Newsletter, where he explores the intersection of secularism and politics. He is the managing partner at Socioanalítica Research, a research, polling, and data analysis consulting firm. His research has been featured in national and international media, including The Washington Post, NBC Latino, O’Globo (Brazil), The Times (London), and Reforma (Mexico).

This a hybrid event via Zoom and in-person at the Franklin Twp Public Library in Somerset. For Zoom participants, register in advance at:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYscuyupzIsHdy-urlX0MYHCQ8hq2tGa-I2
After registering you’ll receive a confirmation email from Zoom with the link to join the meeting.

The program will start at 1:30 PM in the Community Room. A Q&A session will follow the talk. Free and open to the public.

Everyone is welcome to join us after the meeting for an in-person dinner at 4 PM at Ruby Tuesday, 250 Davidson Ave, Somerset.