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How Did We Arrive Here? A Philosophical and Historical Journey Toward Dechurching

As In Heaven

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The Rise and Fall of Civil Religion in the United States

The 1950s was a high watermark for white evangelicals. It is also the height of civil religion in American history. The era of Dwight Eisenhower, who was not considered some sort of particular evangelical. And I don't think it's a coincidence that we begin to see religiosity and church affiliation decline precipitously.

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