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The Antiprophet

JL;DR SUMMARY Ryan Burge, a political scientist and Baptist minister, critiques the idea of a religious revival among young Americans, arguing that current religious engagement lacks depth. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Religious RevivalReligious EngagementSocial CapitalAmerican ChristianityPolitical IdentityCivic ParticipationReligious LiteracyRyan BurgeChurch AttendanceConservative Churches

Places mentioned

St. Louis, Missouri, United States
"As Burge, who teaches at Washington University in St. Louis (publisher of Arc Magazine, where I am a contributor), told Tablet..."
New York, United States
"A Manhattan parish crammed with Young Catholic Professionals members, for example, is very unlikely to have much to do with poor Salvadoran migrants..."
California, United States
"Ryan Burge is a political scientist and ordained Baptist minister. Recently, he has also emerged as something of an antiprophet of Americas religious revival."
El Salvador
"...very unlikely to have much to do with poor Salvadoran migrants, busy as they are attending Catholic happy hours and executive talks from prominent Catholics."

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