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Ecklund, Elaine Howard, et al. "Secularization and Religious Change among Elite Scientists." Social Forces (University of North Carolina Press), vol. 86, no. 4, June 2008, pp. 1805-1839. EBSCOhost, doi:10.1353/sof.0.0048.

Secularization is a common trend among scientists due to the nature of their work. “Secularization and Religious Change among Elite Scientists” expounds upon the differences and similarities among social and natural scientists. It also manages to talk about differences in levels of scientific engagement between Protestant scientists and Catholic scientists. Also, the authors posit their own ideas for the rise of secularization among scientists.

Scientists are, in regards to knowledge, our most esteemed members of society. Science is our way of learning about the natural world and understanding more about it. New scientific discoveries and philosophies tend to trickle down to the general population after some time has passed since their initial discovery. The fact that secularization is a growing trend among scientists suggests that it will also be a growing trend among the rest of society. The information provided in this article will help me to strengthen my proposal that secularization is something that will greatly shape the future.