The nones : where they came from, who they are, and where they are going
Title:
The nones : where they came from, who they are, and where they are going
Author:
Burge, Ryan P., author.
ISBN:
9781506488240
Personal Author:
Edition:
Second edition.
Physical Description:
xiii, 200 pages : charts ; 22 cm
General Note:
Source of cataloging data: WCP
Abstract:
"Ryan P. Burge gives readers a nuanced, accurate, and meaningful look at the growing number of Americans who say they have no religious affiliation. He explains how this rise happened, who the nones are, and what they mean for American religion's future."-- Back cover.
"In The Nones: Where They Came From, Who They Are, and Where They Are Going, Ryan P. Burge details a comprehensive picture of an increasingly significant group--Americans who say they have no religious affiliation. The growth of the nones in American society has been dramatic. In 1972, just 5 percent of Americans claimed "no religion" on the General Social Survey. In 2018, that number rose to 23.7 percent, making the nones as numerous as both evangelical Protestants and Roman Catholics. Every indication is that the nones will be the largest religious group in the United States in the next decade. Burge illustrates his precise but accessible descriptions with charts and graphs drawn from over a dozen carefully curated datasets, some tracking changes in American religion over a long period of time, others large enough to allow a statistical deep dive on subgroups such as atheists and agnostics. Burge also draws on data that tracks how individuals move in and out of religion over time, helping readers understand what type of people become nones and what factors lead an individual to return to religion." -- 2021 edition description
Contents:
Preface to the second edition -- Preface to the first edition -- What does the American religious landscape look like? -- A social scientist tries to explain religious disaffiliation -- The demographics of disaffiliation -- Nones are not all created equal -- Pandemic: punctuated equilibrium or business as usual? -- What we can change and what we cannot.