Sam Reimer

Dr. Sam Reimer is a Professor of Sociology at Crandall University in Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada. He teaches a comprehensive range of sociology courses including Research Methods, Social Theory, Population and World Hunger, Modern Life and Personal Identity, Sociology of Education, Sociology of Religion, and Evangelicalism in Canada. Reimer is renowned for his scholarly work on the sociology of religion, with particular expertise in evangelical communities across North America.

Dr. Reimer's research program focuses on several interconnected areas:

• Sociology of Religion, particularly evangelicalism in Canada and the United States
• Religious diversity and its social implications
• Religion and social class dynamics
• Comparative religious studies between Canada and the United States
• Religious switching patterns and secularization trends
• Congregational vitality and religious community building

His scholarly trajectory demonstrates consistent engagement with how religious communities, especially evangelical ones, adapt to changing social contexts. Recent publications explore the weakening connection between religiosity and morality, religious change among younger generations, political tolerance among religious Canadians, and the impact of immigration on religious demographics. His work frequently employs comparative methods that highlight the "continental divide" in religious expression between Canadian and American contexts, revealing how similar religious groups develop distinct characteristics based on national cultural environments.

Dr. Reimer has authored the influential book "Evangelicals and the Continental Divide: The evangelical subculture in Canada and the United States" (McGill-Queen's University Press, 2003) and completed a manuscript "Evangelical Congregations in Canada" that was under review at the time of documentation. His journal articles have appeared in prestigious publications including the Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion and Sociology of Religion.

As an educator committed to student transformation, Dr. Reimer created the Future Scholar's program for Christian students interested in graduate education, which facilitates mentoring through gatherings in faculty homes. He emphasizes that "deep-rooted change normally does not happen when students sit passively in classes of several hundred," but requires personal mentoring relationships. His department offers a concentration in social justice and promotes the cross-cultural certificate program, which includes a month-long international experience typically in the developing world.