Brandon C. Martinez is a Ph.D. student in Sociology at Baylor University. Dr. Kevin Dougherty is an Associate Professor of Sociology at Baylor University.

Difficulties of Diversity – Why So Few Congregations are Racially Integrated

Question: Why are so few congregations racially integrated? Racial diversity in congregations is a popular topic among religious leaders and researchers of religion. Despite a desire for diversity, multiracial congregations are difficult to create and sustain. Less than one in ten U.S. congregations are classified as multiracial, meaning that no single racial group makes up…