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Culture Changes like an Avalanche: A Review of ‘Why Religion Went Obsolete’ by Christian Smith

By Filings on Mon, 04/14/25
Society & Culture
American Culture
Religious Trends
Christianity vs Culture
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“A vibe shift is underway…. It’s easy to get excited about some of the cultural shifts. But it’s important to appreciate how far we’ve strayed from anything resembling traditional faith or values. It’ll take a vast shift to reverse these decades-old trends, which now have deep roots in contemporary culture.” - TGC

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Topics: American Culture, Polarization, Public Discourse
  • “...extreme voices and institutions have an outsized influence on our discourse and political focus.”
  • "Not surprisingly, in the process of adapting to the new immature adulthood, churches started looking a lot like youth groups"
  • "[R]ather than going quietly, cultural conservatism is showing increasing strength at the grassroots"
  • “What a tangled web we weave when we make our aim in life to be modern rather than to think for ourselves”
  • "[I]ndividuals ages 15 to 19 read for an average of 4 minutes per weekend day and spent 52 minutes playing games or using a computer for leisure."

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