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Un Christian

This book explores the attitudes and perceptions of young adults aged 16-29, focusing on the views of the Mosaic generation and Buster cohort towards Christianity and evangelicalism. Through surveys of over 400 outsiders and churchgoers, it highlights key themes such as the struggle between personal faith and community acceptance, the definition of being a good person, and the skepticism regarding conservative Christian influence in politics. This insightful analysis reveals the growing divide between young outsiders and traditional church practices, posing critical questions about the future of Christianity.

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Un Christian

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  1. Un Christian What a New Generation Really Thinks About Christianity

  2. The Outsiders - A Growing Part of Our Society *This book focuses on the sixteen- to twenty-nine-year- old segment, that is, the leading edge of the Mosaic generation and the trailing half of the Buster cohort.

  3. How Outsiders Perceive Evangelicals and Born-Again Christians Percent of outsiders, ages 16-29 (N* = 440)

  4. Outsiders’ Perception of Christianity (N = 440) Survey of outsiders, ages 16-29

  5. Survey of outsiders, ages 16-29

  6. The Struggle of Young Churchgoers Here are some words and phrases that people use to describe present-day Christianity: Outsiders, N = 440; Christian churchgoers, N = 305

  7. Few Young Outsiders See a Difference in Christian Lifestyles

  8. The Priority of Being a Good Person Question: What would you say are the two or three most important priorities for Christians to pursue in terms of their faith?

  9. Young Christians Do Things Their Way

  10. Wide but Not Deep - Americans’ Commitment to Christianity

  11. Outsiders and Young Churchgoers: Similar Lack of Concern about Homosexuality The Percent who perceive the following to be major problems facing America

  12. Young Adults Are Concerned about Conservative Christians in Politics Percent who believe conservative Christians are a “major” or “minor” problem facing America today Outsiders Born-again Christians

  13. Four Faith Slices of the Voting Population Percent of registered voters (N = 5,067)

  14. What Should Determine the Laws of the Country? Percent of each age group who believe that the Bible, not the will of the people, should drive the laws of the country.

  15. Support for a “Christianized” Country

  16. A Loving Church? Christian churches accept and love people unconditionally, regardless of how people look or what they do. (pastors, N = 613; adults, N = 1007)

  17. Mosaics and Busters- More Skeptical That Churches Are Loving Environments Percent who disagree

  18. Why do you think this is so?

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