Erica Bryand Ramirez

| Sociologist of Religion @LouInst| Fellow: @CCPublicLife I Words: @WashingtonPost @NYTimes @CTMagazine @RNS @MarginaliaROB Opinions mine.

[Ryan Burge 📊 @ryanburge]

10% of churches have 250+ plus worshippers.
70% of all church goers attend those churches.

44% of all churches have 1-50 attendees.
Only 6% of worshippers go to those churches.

[Ryan Burge 📊 @ryanburge]

Among Catholic priests who were ordained in the late 1960s:

68% describe their theology as progressive.
16% said it was conservative.

Among priests ordained in the last few years:

2% describe their theology as progressive.
84% said it was conservative.

[Ryan Burge 📊 @ryanburge]

In 1972, 32% of Protestants were Baptists. It's 29% now.

Methodists have dropped from 22% to 8%.

Non-Denoms have risen from 3% to 30%.

[Ryan Burge 📊 @ryanburge]

Empirically speaking:

The movement from Catholic --> Protestant is way larger than the opposite direction.

In the 1970s:
8% of Catholics became Protestants
3% of Protestants became Catholic.

In the 2020s:
12% of Catholics -> Protestants
3% of Protestants -> Catholic

[Heath Carter @heathwcarter]

In this new essay over @TheAtlantic I argue that it's time to retire the label "Christian nationalist" as a term of political combat: https://t.co/RNKW5IW3Dk

[The Atlantic @TheAtlantic]

Christianity has always influenced America—the question now is which Christian values will gain traction in political and cultural life, Heath W. Carter writes. He explores a new book that follows expressions of Christianity throughout American history: https://t.co/K8LEm6xADH

[Ryan Burge 📊 @ryanburge]

"Would you say you have been "born again" or have had a "born again" experience -- that is, a turning point in your life
when you committed yourself to Christ?"

In 1988, 37% of Americans indicated that they had a born-again experience at one point.

In 2024, it was 38%.

[Ryan Burge 📊 @ryanburge]

The share of religious Americans who agree with Christian Nationalism statements declined between 2007 and 2021.

The fed govt should advocate for Christian values:
2007 - 62%
2021 - 44%

The fed govt should enforce strict separation of church and state:
2007 - 46%
2021 - 58%

[Erica Bryand Ramirez @EricaBryand]

My current husband is going to find this funny.

[ANNE LAMOTT @ANNELAMOTT]

My current husband @NealFAllen and I have written a book on writing for everyone who has been writing for a while, or wants to start writing a novel or memoir or anything at all. You can buy it at your local bookstore on March 17 but can pre-order at: https://t.co/m8ddKkU5DS

[Ryan Burge 📊 @ryanburge]

Catholics don't outnumber Protestants among Gen Z.

According to the GSS:
27% are Protestant
22% are Catholic
43% are non-religious.

[Merriam-Webster @MerriamWebster]

Jane Austen used 'however' at the beginning of a sentence, and so can you.

[Ryan Burge 📊 @ryanburge]

In 1972, just 20% of all Christians in the United States were evangelicals.

Now, it's 35%.

During that same time period, the share of Christians who were mainline Protestants dropped in half.

From 33% to 17%.

Today there are 2 evangelicals for every 1 mainline Protestant

[Erica Bryand Ramirez @EricaBryand]

@McFaul @Trinity_U An excellent lecture!

[John Attridge @John_Attridge]

RIP Roland Barthes you would have loved that we refer to everything as being coded now

[Christianity Today en español @CT_enespanol]

Un amén que resuena entre el pueblo de Dios. El sonido de muchas voces cantando una alabanza. La alegría colectiva tras un bautismo.

Estos aspectos de la iglesia presencial simplemente no se pueden replicar en línea.

Lee el llamado de @EricaBryand.
https://t.co/cHgKX3vnXE

[Ryan Burge 📊 @ryanburge]

Here's a map of a whole bunch of megachurches throughout the United States.

In a new paid post today, I do some initial analysis of denominational breakdown, state by state analysis and explore the relationship between population size and number of megachurches.

[John Attridge @John_Attridge]

How it feels to delete a citation instead of looking it up

[Erica Bryand Ramirez @EricaBryand]

@John_Attridge “Hope this helps” is my fave part of this post

[Erica Bryand Ramirez @EricaBryand]

What Evangelical Influencers Love About this Inauguration -
https://t.co/L3AXuxmrjQ

[Erica Bryand Ramirez @EricaBryand]

Omg.

[Heath Carter @heathwcarter]

I’m delighted to share that @RobertRevington will publish a #ReligiousBio of Lucy Maud Montgomery—author of Anne of Green Gables—in the @eerdmansbooks series