The End of White Christian America

By: Robert P. Jones

Narrated by: Holter Graham

“Quite possibly the most illuminating text for this election year” (The New York Times Book Review).

*Winner of the Grawemeyer Award in Religion*
Robert P. Jones, CEO of the Public Religion Research Institute, spells out the profound political and cultural consequences of a new reality—that America is no longer a majority white Christian nation.

For most of our nation’s history, White Christian America (WCA) set the tone for our national policy and shaped American ideals. But especially since the 1990s, WCA has steadily lost influence, following declines within both its mainline and evangelical branches. Today, America is no longer demographically or culturally a majority white, Christian nation.

Drawing on more than four decades of polling data, The End of White Christian America explains and analyzes the waning vitality of WCA. Robert P. Jones argues that the visceral nature of today’s most heated issues—the vociferous arguments around same-sex marriage and religious and sexual liberty, the rise of the Tea Party following the election of our first black president, and stark disagreements between black and white Americans over the fairness of the criminal justice system—can only be understood against the backdrop of white Christians’ anxieties as America’s racial and religious topography shifts around them.

Beyond 2016, the descendants of WCA will lack the political power they once had to set the terms of the nation’s debate over values and morals and to determine election outcomes. Looking ahead, Jones forecasts the ways that they might adjust to find their place in the new America—and the consequences for us all if they don’t. “Jones’s analysis is an insightful combination of history, sociology, religious studies, and political science….This book will be of interest to a wide range of readers across the political spectrum” (Library Journal).

Interesting perspective about WCA

He has good statistics and history covered in the book. It is presented through a WCA focus still struggling from a complete appreciation of experiences and truths of others excluded from WCA by its own WCA members.

Dissapointed

First of all, the narrator spoke too quickly for my listening pleasure. I thought it would be more relevant for today's Christian era

Largely Accurate

Very poor description and explanation of the 'New Athiest' positions on Islam at the end, and obviously completely underestimated WCA's ability to fight back through mis-and-disinformation campaigns.

Thoughtful Analysis

A very well written and thoughtful analysis of the demise of the political influence of traditional "white Christianity" and it's current forms of the religious right.

first chapter was best

there was too much discussion about the internal politics of the Evangelical right. What the title of the book promised was a placement of Christianity with in America in total. only the first chapter addressed that aim.