1715: Nonverts: The Making of Ex-Christian America w/ Stephen Bullivant
Mormon Stories Podcast
Dr. John Dehlin
4.6 • 5.2K Ratings
🗓️ 9 January 2023
⏱️ 138 minutes
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Summary
Co-host: Nemo the Mormon
Stephen Bullivant holds professorial positions at St Mary's University, London, and the University of Notre Dame, Sydney. He has doctorates in theology (Oxford, 2009) and sociology (Warwick, 2019). His studies of contemporary nonreligiosity have received wide international coverage, including from the BBC, New York Times, Economist, Financial Times, and Der Spiegel.
The United States is in the midst of a religious revolution. Or, perhaps it is better to say a non-religious revolution. Around a quarter of US adults now say they have no religion. The great majority of these religious "nones" also say that they used to belong to a religion but no longer do. These are the nonverts: think "converts," but from having religion to having none. There are currently has about 59 million of them in the United States.
Nonverts explores who they are, and why they joined the rising tide of the ex-religious. One of world's leading experts on contemporary atheism and nonreligiosity, sociologist and theologian Stephen Bullivant draws on dozens of interviews, original analysis of high-quality survey data, and a wealth of cutting-edge studies, to present an entertaining and insightful exploration of America's ex-religious landscape. Bullivant criss-crosses the country, talking to everyone from ex-Mormons in Utah to ex-Catholics in Pennsylvania, from ex-Evangelicals in Georgia to ex-Muslims in California, showing not only what they have in common but also how the traditions they left behind continue to shape them.
While American religion is not going to die out any time soon, ex-Christian America is a growing presence in national life. America's religious revolution is not just a religious revolution--it is catalyzing a profound social, cultural, moral, and political impact. Nonverts will serve as an indispensable guide to this shifting landscape, as well as the future of American life.
Join John and Nemo as they dive deeper into just why it is that people leave the LDS church.
Nonverts: The Making of Ex-Christian America
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| 0:00.0 | Hello everyone and welcome to another edition of Mormon Stories podcast. I am one of your hosts for today John Delin |
| 0:05.4 | It is January 6th, 2023. Happy New Year. We are so excited for kicking off the New Year with a really exciting Mormon Stories podcast episode |
| 0:15.7 | Today we are going to be discussing a new book that has recently been released in the United States and will be coming to the UK and elsewhere |
| 0:24.1 | Hopefully soon the book is called non-verts the making of ex-Christian America by Stephen Bulevant |
| 0:32.7 | I hope I said that right. He holds professional positions at St. Mary's University London and University of Notre Dame Sydney |
| 0:40.8 | He has Dr. St. Theology, Oxford 2009 and Sociology Warwick 2019 his studies of contemporary non-religiosity have received wide |
| 0:49.6 | international coverage including from the BBC New York Times economist financial times and Durst Spiegel |
| 0:55.8 | I hope I pronounced that right |
| 0:57.8 | And Mormon Stories most important |
| 1:00.2 | And Mormon Stories thanks Stephen. I should say Dr. Stephen. That's going to be added that's going to be added front first thing that's going to be on that list |
| 1:08.9 | I love it. Yeah, it's like us the New York Times financial Times all right there. I'll probably get rid of the New York Times now |
| 1:14.9 | We bumped we bumped the New York Times. I love it. I should say I'll just read a little bit about the non-verts description |
| 1:22.2 | The United States is in the midst of a religious revolution or perhaps it is better to say a non-religious revolution |
| 1:28.8 | Around a quarter of US adults now say they have no religion in the United States through the Pew Foundation |
| 1:34.8 | These are my words. This is called the rise of the nuns and O and ES that the Pew Foundation has kind of popularized |
| 1:41.6 | I'll go on to read the description the great majority of these religious nuns also say that they used to belong to a religion |
| 1:49.0 | But no longer do these are the non-verts think converts but from having religion to having none |
| 1:55.1 | There are currently 59 million of them in the United States |
| 1:59.0 | So the book non-verts explores who they are and why they join the rising tide of the ex-religious |
| 2:05.5 | And so we are super excited to have I'll say Stephen or Dr. Bulavant here |
| 2:10.4 | But I do want to bring on my colleague my partner in truth and righteousness |
| 2:16.2 | Nemo the Mormon hey Nemo hey everyone how you doing? |
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