# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/yoshio-fukuyama
# Generated: 2026-09-01T05:54:52.311Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/yoshio-fukuyama"
name: "Yoshio Fukuyama"
slug: "yoshio-fukuyama"
description: "Yoshio Fukuyama  was an American theologian and writer. He held a doctorate in sociology from the University of Chicago and was a faculty member of the Chicago Theological Seminary. He is credited with beginning the scholarly discussion on how to define and measure religious commitment. Some of his works include The ministry in transition: a case study of theological education and The fragmented layman; an empirical study of lay attitudes. Some of his academic roles performed during his career include Director of Research\nfor the United Church of Christ, chair of the membership committee for the Society for the Scientific Study of Religion. He is the father of political scientist Francis Fukuyama."
tagline: "American theologian"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "United States"
  isoCode: "US"
category:
  name: "Writers"
  slug: "writers"
profileType:
  name: "Writer / Author"
  slug: "writer"
birthDate: "1921-04-29"
deathDate: "1995-04-03"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           40.68
  momentum:             9.056603773584905
  historical:           1.545141333333333
  currentAttention:     50.31446540880503
  sourceConfidence:     9.999999999999998
  profileCompleteness:  49
  trendDirection:       "RISING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
sources:
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yoshio_Fukuyama"
    title: "Yoshio Fukuyama"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q8056225"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-relations