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Wuthnow, The Restructuring of American Religion, 138–45.

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In describing how Americans are exposed to people of different religions, Wuthnow writes:

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On the history of this period, see Ahlstrom, A Religious History of the American People and Wuthnow, The Restructuring of American Religion, 53–53.

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Two decades ago Robert Wuthnow, reflecting on “society and faith since World War II,” first called attention to the decline of denominational boundaries in American religion:

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For earlier work on this topic, focused on upward bridging to elected officials, corporation executives, scientists, and the wealthy, see Robert Wuthnow, “Religious Involvement and Status-Bridging Social Capital,” Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion 41, no.

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While not describing the emerging church per se, sociologist Robert Wuthnow perfectly captures the sentiment behind this mishmash of styles when he describes young adults as comfortable “tinkering” with religion and spirituality.24

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Others too have found evidence that evangelicals concentrate on giving and volunteering within their group: Robert Wuthnow, “Mobilizing Civic Engagement: The Changing Impact of Religious Involvement,” in Civic Engagement in American Democracy, ed.

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Robert Wuthnow, After the Baby Boomers: How Twenty- and Thirty-Somethings Are Shaping the Future of American Religion Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2007, argues that nearly all the decline in church attendance and the rise in nones among young adults is attributable to delays in marriage.

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Wuthnow, The Restructuring of American Religion, 71–172.

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Wuthnow finds that with comprehensive statistical controls—except for general sociability—upward bridging is more common among members of religious congregations than among other Americans.

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