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The Vanishing Church How the Hollowing Out of Moderate Congregations Is Hurting Democracy, Faith, and Us Ryan P. Burge Many people take it for granted: Evangelicals are Republican, Democrats aren’t religious, and moderate Christians may as well not exist. But it wasn’t always this way. Those who grew up evangelical in the 1980s were just as likely to sit next to a Democrat as a Republican at church. What happened in the decades that followed? Leading data scientist Ryan Burge demystifies the recent polarization of American pews, helping readers understand why the religious landscape has changed so much in the last fifty years and how this divide impacts every aspect of society. Blending personal narrative and carefully presented data, Burge urges readers to rebuild faith communities that can reach across the aisle. Ryan P. Burge (PhD, Southern Illinois University) professor of practice at the Danforth Center on Religion and Politics at Washington University. His previous books include The Nones and, with Jim Davis and Michael Graham, The Great Dechurching . He pastored an American Baptist church for more than seventeen years.
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Beyond the Salvation Wars Why Both Protestants and Catholics Must Reimagine How We Are Saved Matthew W. Bates
Offering a deep-rooted reimagining of salvation, this book addresses contro- versial topics that have divided the church, such as baptism, election, regen- eration, assurance, and justification, offering a new model that encourages Protestants and Catholics toward long-term unity. “Brings the central belief about the kingship of the crucified and risen Jesus to the center of the salvation wars. Bates is an equal opportunity offender, but all for the good purpose of turning us back to Scripture to reconsider the true gospel and our allegiance to the king.”— Nijay K. Gupta, Northern Seminary “A courageous proposal for a rapprochement between Catholics and Protestants on what it means to be saved.” —Michael F. Bird, Ridley College, Melbourne, Australia Matthew W. Bates (PhD, University of Notre Dame) is a professor of New Testa- ment at Northern Seminary. He also cofounded and cohosts the popular Bible and theology podcast OnScript.
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