Ryan Burge

Dr. Ryan Burge is an associate professor of political science at Eastern Illinois University. He is the author or co-author of four books including The Nones and The Great Dechurching. He has been a pastor of an American Baptist church for over seventeen years.

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The Long-Term Impact of COVID-19 on Worship Attendance (The Real Numbers!)

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Do Non-Religious People Grow Up Differently Than Religious People?

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How the Rise of Evangelical Distrust Is Making Evangelism Harder

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We Are Entering a New Era of American Religion

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Widowed and Worshiping: The Unseen Shift in Church Pew Dynamics

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Marx Was Wrong: How America’s Elites Are Embracing Religion

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Baby Boomers Changed the World (What about Their Religious Composition?)

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The American Church Has a Race Problem

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The Coming Silver Tsunami: A Volunteer Crisis in Aging Congregations

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Evangelicals Are Losing More People than Gaining for the First Time in 100 Years

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How Much of Church Growth Is Based on Demographics? The Data Provides a Compelling and Clear Answer

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Evangelicalism Is Not Dying Among Younger Generations (The Future May Not Be So Grim)

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