Church leaders have been facing a grim reality that fewer Americans attend church each year. According to the General Social
Ryan Burge and Tony Jones
Ryan Burge, an associate professor of political science at Eastern Illinois University, is research director for Faith Counts and the author, most recently, of "The American Religious Landscape: Facts, Trends, and the Future." Tony Jones, a theologian and outdoorsman, is the author of "The God of Wild Places." They co-direct the Making Meaning in Post-Religious America Project.
