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Is America Really Becoming More Secular? (#277)

Is America Really Becoming More Secular? (#277)

Religion on the Mind · Dan Koch

July 22, 20241h 10m

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Show Notes

Author and researcher Ryan Burge joins me to discuss religious trends in America. Ryan's research reveals a surprising plateau in the growth of religious "nones" over the past five years, even through the COVID-19 period. We explored his upcoming book on the "big church sort," discussing the polarization of American religion into conservative churches and liberal non-religious groups, while moderate and mainline churches rapidly decline. Our conversation touched on the challenges facing mainline Protestantism, the use of political symbols in religious spaces, and the importance of exposing ourselves and our children to diverse viewpoints within religious settings. 


Highlights:

08:12 The Plateau of the Religious 'Nones'

35:10 The Big Church Sort: The Decline of Mainline Protestantism

01:02:36 Exposing Children to Different Views


Ryan's Substack


Ryan's Books:

The Great Dechurching

The Nones


YHP Episodes with Ryan:

Episode #25: "Myths about Religion and Politics in America”


YHP Episode with Josh Porter


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