Dr. Scott Thumma Discusses Post-Pandemic Rise in Church Attendance on WNPR

Dr. Scott Thumma, former Director of the Hartford Institute for Religion Research at HIU, was recently interviewed for Connecticut Public's podcast "Where We Live.” Along with other church researchers and writers, Dr. Thumma discussed the factors driving the resurgence of religious service attendance since the COVID-19 pandemic.

Listeners can hear Dr. Thumma's portion of the discussion beginning around the 18-minute mark of the episode.

The episode also explores the growing public fascination with the lives of Catholic religious sisters. Olivia Bardo, Multimedia and Social Editor at the Global Sisters Report, a project of the National Catholic Reporter, joins to discuss what's drawing so much renewed interest to convent life. 

Rounding out the panel is Rev. Dr. Frederick Streets, Professor of Divinity and Social Work at Yale University Divinity School, who adds a pastoral and academic perspective on the broader religious landscape.

The episode, "Worshippers return to the pews: CT religious researchers and leaders tell us why," aired August 3, and was produced by Tess Terrible and hosted by Catherine Shen.