The Afterlife Isn’t Going Away

Souls, heaven, hell, and the persistence of religious belief

One thing I am always probing the edges of is how deeply religion is embedded in each one of us. There’s a saying that bounces around the sociology of religion: “you may be done with religion but religion is not done with you.” I really like how Daryl van Tongeren describes this phenomenon: religious residue. You may not have gone to church in a decade …