In this episode of The Green Room, host Jonathon Platt and Dr. Jerry Park, associate professor of sociology, discuss being a minority within a minority, an accidental baptism, and research on racial minorities within religious congregations.
Park reflects on his childhood with his single mom, being one of a few Asian students at Carver High School in Philadelphia, and his baptismal certificate from the Catholic Church.
He goes into detail about his work on the Baylor Religion Surveys and how some racial groups have been underrepresented within religious populations, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic. Park explains how data can uncover the stories we often miss and why understanding each other is more important than simply counting diversity.
Tune in for a conversation on how faith shapes every community.
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