Why is Christianity Declining?

David Gushee has a new book out - and this article - which joins the conversation around the decline of the Christian religion in America:"The number of Christians and cultural strength of Christianity are both declining in the United States. This decline is noticeable and is affecting church life, culture, and politics. It is also deeply disturbing to most Christians, including me...."

1. Gushee states two opposing reasons given for the decline:For example, many conservative evangelicals have for a long time pinned Christian decline on the mainline liberals, stating that if they had held firmly to a more robust and orthodox Christianity, they would have done better.
2. On the other hand, many mainliners, not to mention disaffected evangelicals and ex-evangelicals, have made quite the opposite claim. For them, Christian decline is due to the excesses and rigidities of conservative religion.

Then he gives eight more possible reasons. Read the full article here.