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Ryan Burge: Gen Z Revival?: The Next Chapter in American Religious Life
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Well, Ryan Burge is back with a bunch of graphs about religion. We covered the supposed "Gen Z revival" (spoiler alert: Ryan's data says it's not happening), dove deep into some philosophical sociology about why people are leaving religion, and I went on my usual tangents about Charles Taylor and Hartmut Rosa, while Ryan kept bringing us back to earth with actual numbers. We also spent way too much time discussing whether teenagers will ever figure out how to ask someone on a date without an app, why Ted Cruz's theology is embarrassingly bad, and how both sides of the political aisle are united in their moral outrage over protecting children - whether that's the Epstein stuff or what's happening in Palestine. Classic Friday afternoon with Ryan.
Want the full conversation? This is just a taste of what we covered in over two hours of completely unhinged discussion. If you're a member of either Graphs About Religion (Ryan's substack) or Process This (mine), you get access to the entire unedited conversation, plus invitations to join us live for future streams.
Dr. Ryan Burge is a professor of practice at the Danforth Center on Religion and Politics at Washington University in St. Louis. He is currently working on “Making Meaning in a Post-Religious America” - funded by a grant from the John Templeton Foundation.
Previous Visits from Ryan Burge
- The 2024 Election & Religion Post-Mortem
- Distrust & Denominations
- Trust, Religion, & a Functioning Democracy
- What it’s like to close a church
- The Future of Christian Education & Ministry in Charts
- The Sky is Falling & the Charts are Popping!
- Graphs about Religion & Politics w/ Spicy Banter
- a Year in Religion (in Graphs)
- Evangelical Jews, Educated Church-Goers, & other bits of dizzying data
- 5 Religion Graphs w/ a side of Hot Takes
- Myths about Religion & Politics
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