The Nones Are Alright

A New Generation of Believers, Seekers, and Those in Between

by Kaya Oakes

Almost a third of American Millennials (not to mention their Gen-X elders) have chosen to live a life free from institutional religion. Many of those who do remain in the denominations and faith expressions in which they were raised tend to practice their faith in ways rather more syncretic and casual than previous generations. But beyond the surprising and puzzling statistics, don’t these “seekers” and “nones” have their own stories to tell? | read more»

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Almost a third of American Millennials (not to mention their Gen-X elders) have chosen to live a life free from institutional religion. But beyond the surprising and puzzling statistics, don't these "seekers" and "nones" have their own stories to tell? | read more »

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"Faith sometimes grows out of community rather than prayer." | read more »

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"Kaya Oakes has written the Growing Up Absurd for 21st century religion –honest, inconvenient for the status quo, yet hopeful." —Nathan Schneider, author, "Thank You, Anarchy: Notes from The Occupy Apocalypse" | read more »

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