Death of Religion?, The (Hardcover)

Byron R. Johnson

ISBN 10: 1087787068 / ISBN 13: 9781087787060

Published by LifeWay Christian Resources, TN, 2026

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Hardcover. The common media and scholarly story--especially with the rise of people who don't identify with any religion--suggests that religion in America is in serious decline. In Death of Religion?: Nones, Others, and the Flourishing of Faith, Byron R. Johnson and Tommy Kidd strongly challenge this view. In this work, they argue that the idea of religion's decline has been greatly exaggerated and that survey data can often be misleading or incomplete. Their approach is to show that faith is actually healthier and more active than many believe, and that it continues to play a vital role in a thriving society. To support this claim, Johnson and Kidd use recent data from the Global Flourishing Study. This research provides valuable insights into patterns of religious commitment both nationally and worldwide, helping readers understand that faith remains an important factor in human well-being and societal flourishing. Challenging the myth of religious decline, The Death of Religion? reveals how faith remains vibrant and essential to human flourishing, backed by groundbreaking global data. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Death of Religion?, The (Hardcover)
• Publisher: LifeWay Christian Resources, TN
• Publication Date: 2026
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1087787068
• ISBN 13: 9781087787060
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

The common media and scholarly story—especially with the rise of people who don’t identify with any religion—suggests that religion in America is in serious decline. In Death of Religion?: Nones, Others, and the Flourishing of Faith, Byron R. Johnson and Tommy Kidd strongly challenge this view.  

In this work, they argue that the idea of religion’s decline has been greatly exaggerated and that survey data can often be misleading or incomplete. Their approach is to show that faith is actually healthier and more active than many believe, and that it continues to play a vital role in a thriving society. To support this claim, Johnson and Kidd use recent data from the Global Flourishing Study. This research provides valuable insights into patterns of religious commitment both nationally and worldwide, helping readers understand that faith remains an important factor in human well-being and societal flourishing.  

About the Author

Byron R. Johnson (PhD, Florida State University) is the founding director of the Institute for Studies of Religion and distinguished professor of the social sciences at Baylor University. He is also a faculty affiliate of the Human Flourishing program at Harvard University, a senior research fellow at Gallup, and visiting distinguished professor for the scientific study of religion at Pepperdine University.   

Thomas S. Kidd (PhD, University of Notre Dame) is research professor of church history at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary and is affiliated with Baylor’s Institute for Studies of Religion.