Book Review: Almost Christian
Reviewed by Matt McCullough
In 2005, sociologists Christian Smith and Melinda Denton published Soul Searching: The Religious and Spiritual Lives of American Teenagers, the first book to draw from the groundbreaking discoveries of the National Study of Youth and Religion (NSYR). Their description of teen religiosity as “Moralistic Therapeutic Deism” has been eagerly embraced by journalists, ministers, and other interested pontificators.
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Book Review: After the Baby Boomers
Reviewed by Matt McCullough
Sociologist Robert Wuthnow thinks the future of American religion could be in doubt "unless religious leaders take younger adults more seriously" (p. 17). And he teaches at Princeton, so obviously you should listen to him, right?
WHY THE FUTURE LOOKS BLEAK
Before discussing how and why his argument matters, let me first tell you a bit about why he believes the future looks so bleak.
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