The Vanishing Church, and Why it Matters, with Ryan Burge

Overview

Many of us have been affected — and grieved — by the polarization we see rending so many churches. What role has this development played in growing secularization and “the great dechurching”? What can clergy and lay leaders to pursue both the flourishing of the church and the nation?

Our guide in exploring these questions is Ryan Burge, an ordained minister, best-selling author and professor of practice at the Danforth Center on Religion and Politics at Washington University. His new book The Vanishing Church draws upon his scholarship as a data scientist and experience as a pastor to explore how the church has been harmed by, and can offer healing from, the excesses of political combat and division.

Please join us on Friday, January 23 at 1:30 ET for an Online Conversation with Ryan Burge.

Thanks to co-host Brazos Press for support of this event!

Ryan P. Burge is a professor at the Danforth Center on Religion and Politics at Washington University in St. Louis, and previously taught at Eastern Illinois University. His previous books include The Nones: Where They Came From, Who They Are, and Where They Are Going and, with Jim Davis and Michael Graham, The Great Dechurching: Who’s Leaving, Why Are They Going, and What Will It Take to Bring Them Back? He holds a PhD from Southern Illinois University and was the pastor of an American Baptist church for more than 17 years.

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RYAN BURGE

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