Americans are leaving the church in droves — and these scholars explain why

The Christian nationalist movement is not only hoping to coerce Americans into becoming more religious — it is also hoping they will embrace the severe and extreme form of Christianity favored by far-right evangelicals. But according to the new Jim Davis/Michael Graham book “The Great Dechurching: Who’s Leaving, Why Are They Going, and What Will It Take to Bring Them Back?,” the opposite is happening. The United States on the whole, David and Graham report, is becoming less churchgoing. Religion News’ Bob Smietana, in an article published on September 7, points out that Davis and Graham offer …

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