Bradley R.E. Wright, PhD is an associate professor of sociology at the University of Connecticut. After receiving tenure, he switched his academic focus from crime to religion in order to research American Christianity. Brad received his PhD in sociology from the University of Wisconsin, the top-ranked sociology graduate program in the United States. He has a popular blog (brewight.com) based on his research. His first book, Christians are Hate-Filled Hypocrites...and Other Lies You've Been Told received the 2011 Christianity Today Book Award. He's appeared on numerous national media outlets including USAToday.com, Foxnews.com, Moody's Chris Fabry Live!, and the Drew Marshall Show. Brad is married with two children and lives in Storrs, Connecticut.

According to the media, the church is rapidly shrinking, both in numbers and in effectiveness. But the good news is, much of the bad news is wrong. Sociologist Bradley R. E. Wright uncovers what's really happening in the church: evangelicals are more respected by secular culture now than they were ten years ago; divorce rates of Christians are lower than those who aren't affiliated with a religion; young evangelicals are active in the faith. Wright reveals to readers why and how statistics are distorted, and shows that God is still effectively working through his people today.

A sociologist shatters myths about the church, showing how the news and other reports distort what God is truly doing in and through the church.

Wright, Bradley R.E. Ph.D.

Cover

Title Page

Copyright Page

Endosments

Dedication

Acknowledgements

Foreword

Chapter 1: Why Do We Hear So Much Bad News About Christianity?

Chapter 2: Is American Christianity on the Brink of Extinction?

Chapter 3: Are We Losing Our Young People? What Will Happen in the Future?

Chapter 4: Are Evangelicals All Poor, Uneducated, Southern Whites?

Chapter 5: Do Christians Think and Do Christian Things?

Chapter 6: Have Christians Gone Wild?

Chapter 7: Do Christians Love Others?

Chapter 8: What Do Non-Christians Think of Us?

Chapter 9: What Do We Make of It All?

Appendix 1: Identifying Evangelical Christians

Appendix 2: Data Sets

Appendix 3: Bivariate vs. Multivariate Analysis

Appendix 4: Statistical Significance

Notes

References

Afterword

About the Author

According to the media, the church is rapidly shrinking, both in numbers and in effectiveness. But the good news is, much of the bad news is wrong. Sociologist Bradley R. E. Wright uncovers what's really happening in the church: evangelicals are more respected by secular culture now than they were ten years ago; divorce rates of Christians are lower than those of nonbelievers; Christians give more to charity than others do. Wright reveals to readers why and how statistics are distorted, and shows that God is still effectively working through his people today.

Bradley R. E. Wright, PhD is associate professor of sociology at the University of Connecticut. After receiving tenure, Brad switched his academic focus from crime to religion in order to research American Christianity. Brad received his PhD in sociology from the University of Wisconsin, the top-ranked sociology graduate program in the country. Brad is married with two children and lives in Storrs, Connecticut.

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Buy this book and read it carefully. Then buy one more and give it to your best friend and ask that person to do the same thing. I hope this book goes viral because this book shows that there's lots of good news when it comes to the condition of the church in the West.

Endorsement from Scot McKnight

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