Is religion in decline or are we headed for a revival? Joseph Holmes and Nathan Clarkson discuss with America's leading political scientist Ryan Burge.

Further resources Karl Marx thought religion would disappear: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/belief/2009/jun/29/marx-religion-philosophy-opium

Durkheim thought religion would decline/disappear: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/0037768614560959?icid=int.sj-abstract.citing-articles.15#:~:text=While%20Durkheim%20held%2C%20as%20did,Pickering%2C%201984:%20445).

Declining religion around the world: https://www.worldvaluessurvey.org/WVSNewsShow.jsp?ID=433#:~:text=From%202007%20to%202020%2C%20an,place%20among%20the%20American%20public. https://www.axios.com/2023/10/06/organized-religion-decline-agnostic-atheist-nonreligious

Religious populations having the most kids:https://www.pewresearch.org/religion/2022/12/21/key-findings-from-the-global-religious-futures-project/

Religious in America have the most kids: https://ifstudies.org/blog/americas-growing-religious-secular-fertility-divide

Rise of “Nones” appears to have halted: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/26/us/christianity-us-religious-study-pew.html

Blesses The Pitt (TV Show) Small ChurchesThe American Religious Landscape (Book)Hacksaw Ridge (Movie) Curses

The White Lotus (TV Show)The Righteous Gemstones (TV Show)God’s Not Dead (Movie)The Front Room (Movie)

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Why do people beome (and stay) Christians or any religion whatsoever? Joseph Holmes and Nathan Clarkson welcome Nathan Sherrer on the show to discuss their testimonies and what they think that says about faith and belief in the world.

Links to more resources:

Reasons why people believe in God https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-pursuit-peace/201712/the-psychology-religion

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/talking-apes/201808/why-do-people-believe-in-god

Intellectuals returning to faith:

https://www.thefp.com/p/how-intellectuals-found-god-ayaan-hirsi-ali-peter-thiel-jordan-peterson

Blesses The World Ends with You (Video Game)

Mob Psycho 100 (Anime)

All Fired Up (Song)

Evidence for Chrisitanity (Book)

Mere Christianity (Book)

Blue Like Jazz (Book)

On Guard (Book)

Curses

Facing the Giants (Movie)

The Eternals (Movie)

Law of Attraction (Book)

The God Delusion (Book) Website The Overthinkers: theoverthinkersjournal.world Nathan Clarkson: nathanclarkson.me Joseph Holmes: josephholmesstudios.com

What's The Devil really like according to the original Biblical writers who talked about him? We discuss with writer and filmmaker Jared Brock, author of the new book, "A Devil Called Lucifer". Definitions of The Devil:

https://www.britannica.com/topic/Satan

https://www.history.com/topics/folklore/history-of-the-devil

Christiian views of The Devil: https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/essay/satan-and-demons/

Blesses

Dardevil (TV Show)

Alan Wake 2 (Video Game)

The Screwtape Letters (Book)

Paradise Lost (Book)

Hellboy: The Crooked Man

Michael Hudson (Economist)

Friday Night Lights (TV Show)

Curse

The Devil’s Advocate (Movie)

Hazbin Hotel (TV Show)

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