The Death of Religion? The Alarming Shift Since 1991 (ft. Christian Smith)
Sean McDowell
apologetics
June 20, 2025
Why has traditional religion declined so sharply in America since the early 1990s? Today, I have renowned sociologist Dr. Christian Smith to unpack the cultural, technological and generational forces behind the apparent obsolescence of religion in the West. Religion didn’t just decline, it was quietly replaced.
READ: Why Religion Went Obsolete: The Demise of Traditional Faith in
by Christian Smith (https://a.co/d/4osqans)
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Topics
traditional religionsecularizationreligious demographicsspirituality declinereligious trendsatheist movementreligious declinereligion and societyreligion in americareligion in the united states












