"Quite possibly the most illuminating text for this election year" (The New York Times Book Review).

*Winner of the Grawemeyer Award in Religion*
Robert P. Jones, CEO of the Public Religion Research Institute, spells out the profound political and cultural consequences of a new reality -- that America is no longer a majority white Christian nation.

For most of our nation's history, White Christian America (WCA) set the tone for our national policy and shaped American ideals. But especially since the 1990s, WCA has steadily lost influence, following declines within both its mainline and evangelical branches. Today, America is no longer demographically or culturally a majority white, Christian nation.

Drawing on more than four decades of polling data, The End of White Christian America explains and analyzes the waning vitality of WCA. Robert P. Jones argues that the visceral nature of today's most heated issues -- the vociferous arguments around same-sex marriage and religious and sexual liberty, the rise of the Tea Party following the election of our first black president, and stark disagreements between black and white Americans over the fairness of the criminal justice system -- can only be understood against the backdrop of white Christians' anxieties as America's racial and religious topography shifts around them.

Beyond 2016, the descendants of WCA will lack the political power they once had to set the terms of the nation's debate over values and morals and to determine election outcomes. Looking ahead, Jones forecasts the ways that they might adjust to find their place in the new America -- and the consequences for us all if they don't. "Jones's analysis is an insightful combination of history, sociology, religious studies, and political science... This book will be of interest to a wide range of readers across the political spectrum" (Library Journal).

• We started tracking this book on October 30, 2015.
• This book was $14.99 when we started tracking it.
• The price of this book has changed 26 times in the past 3,459 days.
• The current price of this book is $15.99 last checked 19 minutes ago.
• This lowest price this book has been offered at in the past six months is $3.99.
• This lowest price this book has been offered at in the past year is $1.99.
• The lowest price to date was $0.99 last reached on February 29, 2024.
• This book has been $0.99 one time since we started tracking it.
• The highest price to date was $15.99 last reached on April 15, 2025.
• This book has been $15.99 3 times since we started tracking it.
• This book is currently at its highest price since we started tracking it.

• HistoryAmericasUnited States20th Century
• HistoryAmericas
• HistoryUnited States20th Century

• Text-to-Speech: Disabled
• Lending: Disabled
• Print Length: 321 Pages
• File Size: 61 KB