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The Rise of the Ritualistic but Not Religious

The Rise of the Ritualistic but Not Religious

Tuesday, May 19, 2026
I’ve been learning about the disintegration of American civil society since reading Robert Putnam’s Bowling Alone in my Sociology 101 class over 20 years ago. In this now-classic text, Putnam charts the erosion of our common life since the 1960s, a loss now exacerbated by the rise of social media and smartphones. We are isolated, disconnected, and Read more... The post The Rise of the Ritualistic but Not Religious appeared first on Christianity Today.