Episode 624: Ryan Burge on the Rise of the Nones, Christianity as a Luxury Good, the Threat to Democracy with the Decline in Religion, and Why the Nones are Very Reachable
In Part 3 of the Church Trends Series, Political Scientist and Author Ryan Burge talks about the rise of the Nones—people professing no religion—, the threat to democracy that the decline of religion is causing in America, and why the Nones are very reachable for most churches.
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From Strength to Strength by Arthur Brooks
Religion Has Become a Luxury Good
The Churching of America by Finke and Rodney Stark
The Great Dechurching by Jim Davis, Ryan Burge, Michael Graham
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