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Jonathan P Hill, Emerging Adulthood and Faith, Calvin College Press Emerging Adulthood and Faith (2015)

by Jonathan P. Hill

Is the Church losing the next generation of young people? Jonathan P. Hill critically examines this question, interpreting sociological data that takes into account the broader cultural and historical context. He challenges common assumptions and draws conclusions that are counterintuitive, complex, and encouraging.

Paperback: 978-1-937555-11-5, $7.99
eBook: 978-1-937555-12-2, $2.99

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About the Author

Jonathan P. Hill is assistant professor of sociology at Calvin College. He is the author of several articles and book chapters on higher education and religious faith and coauthor of the book Young Catholic America: Emerging Adults In, Out of, and Gone from the Church (Oxford, 2014). He is also the director of the National Study of Religion and Human Origins, a project that explores the social context of beliefs about human origins.

Reviews

Musings on Science and Theology, "Just the Facts Please" (October 22, 2015)

Wes Ellis, "A Review of 'Emerging Adulthood and Faith' Jonathan P. Hill" (September 2015)

Kristy Quist, The Banner (August 2015)

Resources

Figure 1: Percent favoring capital punishment by age

Figure 2: Percent believing in the American Dream by age

Figure 3: Percent who report praying daily or more by age in 2012

Figure 4: Percent who report praying daily or more by age in 1983

Figure 5: Percent attending religious services weekly or more from age 15 to 29

Figure 6: Religious tradition of 18-29 year olds, 1972-2012

Figure 7: Protestant church attendance of 18-29 year olds, 1972-2012

Figure 8: Frequency of prayer of 18-29 year olds, 1983-2012

Figure 9: Strength of religious affiliation of 18-29 year olds, 1972-2012

Figure 10: Percent of 18-23 year olds attending worship services weekly by educational attainment

Figure 11: Percent of 18-23 year olds who definitely believe in miracles by educational attainment

Figure 12: Percent of 18-23 year olds who have had at least a few doubts about their faith by educational attainment (only includes those who identify with a faith tradtion)

Figure 13: The percentage point gap in evangelical Protestant affiliation between college graduates and everyone else by birth decade, age 25+

Figure 14: The percentage point gap in belief in an afterlife between college graduates and everyone else by birth decade, age 25+

Figure 15: The percentage point gap in belief that the Bible is a "book of fables" between college graduates and everyone else by birth decade, age 25+

Figure 16: The percentage of creationists at age 16-20 who maintain their creationist beliefs at age 18-23 by college attendance

Figure 17: Percent reporting that they did not change their beliefs about human origins after learning about evolution in high school

Figure 18: Percent reporting that they did not change their beliefs about human origins after learning about evolution in college