Review of ‘The Rise of the Nones’ by James Emery White


James Emery White, The Rise of the Nones: Understanding and Reaching the Religiously Unaffiliated (Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Books, 2014). Paperback | Kindle According to a May 2015 report from Pew Research Center, “The Christian share of the U.S. population is declining, while the number of U.S. adults who do not identify with any organized religion is growing.” Sociologists refer to this latter group as nones. When asked to state their religious affiliation—e.g., Protestant, Catholic, Jewish, Muslim, etc.—they choose “None of the above.” Nones constitute a rapidly growing segment of the U.S. population. According to data from the 2008 American … Continue reading Review of ‘The Rise of the Nones’ by James Emery White