May 30, 2025
Ian Bremmer The US has experienced a steady, long-term decline religiousness, with Gallup showing less than half of Americans belong to a house of worship today. But spirituality in the US remains surprisingly resilient.
Bremmer unpacks America's longstanding slide into secularism contrasted with a recent renewed interest in religion. Drawing from two key surveys, Bremmer contrasts Gallup's data on religion’s erosion since the 1960s with a massive Pew study that suggests a recent leveling-off in Christian affiliation and consistent rates of prayer and service attendance over the past few years.
“Americans today are as spiritual as they’ve ever been,” Bremmer notes, even if fewer of them are going to church. With political polarization and social isolation on the rise, he explores whether religion might be on the brink of a cultural comeback—not just as dogma, but as a renewed search for meaning and connection.
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