Is Religion Dying in the U.S.? – Goodbye Religion by Ryan T. Cragun and Jesse M. Smith | Ep. 1972

Mormon Stories Podcast

Dr. John Dehlin

Religion & Spirituality

4.6 • 5.2K Ratings

🗓️ 12 December 2024

⏱️ 133 minutes

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Is religion dying in America? In this episode, we sit down with Ryan T. Cragun and Jesse M. Smith, authors of Goodbye Religion: The Causes and Consequences of Secularization. This groundbreaking book examines the surge in people leaving organized religion and its profound impact on American culture and society. Drawing on extensive data and over a hundred in-depth interviews, Cragun and Smith delve into the social, psychological, and environmental factors behind religious exit. They also address the misconceptions surrounding secularization, revealing that leaving religion is not the crisis it’s often portrayed to be. Instead, they show how nonreligious individuals remain socially engaged and committed to making a positive impact in their communities.

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0:00.0	Hello, everyone, and welcome to another edition of Mormon stories podcast. I'm your host,
0:04.4	John DeLind. It's December 12th, 2024. And today we're excited to be covering a topic that we cover
0:10.5	at least once every year, sometimes multiple times in a year. We're going to be talking about
0:16.4	the status of religion in the United States, whether religion's in decline, whether it's on the rise,
0:24.4	whether it's flatlining, and we hope to sprinkle in as much insight as we can muster from
0:30.5	our professionals about the status of the rise and or decline of affiliation in the Mormon Church or the Church of Jesus Christ
0:40.3	of Lattery Saints.
0:41.5	The book that we're covering today that I want to suggest that you all go out and buy
0:46.1	immediately, and I get no kickback for saying that the book is good by religion, the causes
0:53.2	and consequences ofularization.
0:56.0	So we're going to take on the secular menace today in today's episode.
1:02.1	And our guests are Ryan Cragan.
1:06.2	Dr. Ryan Craiggan, he's been on Mormon stories several times now.
1:10.2	He is a scholar
1:11.8	focusing on religiosity and I'd say non-religiosity. He may say it differently. And
1:18.5	accompanying him is Jesse M. Smith. And they've co-authored this book. And again, it's
1:26.3	published by New York University Press, which I hear is better than Oxford University Press.
1:33.6	But that's just what I hear through the grapevine.
1:36.5	And I think it's, I think you can purchase it on Amazon and probably directly as well.
1:42.0	So without any further ado, Ryan Craigan, welcome back to Mormon Stories.
1:47.3	Thanks, John.
1:48.1	Delighted to be here again.
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