Age Quote by Ross Douthat

The imminent demise of the church has been predicted since the middle of the 18th century. This is the regular secular mantra if churchgoing…

— N. T. Wright

“The Church is going to have to recognise that secularisation is not the cause of their decline, it is the result of it.”

— Keith Porteous Wood

“Secularization—that is, the gradual conformity of our thinking, beliefs, commitments, and practices to the pattern of this fading age—is not just something that happens…

— Michael S. Horton

The Golden Age of Secularism has passed.

— Jacques Berlinerblau

While the older generation is content to sit around and critique culture, that culture is moving beyond them. At some point the traditional church…

— Ted Dekker

“The frequent claims that empty churches and low levels of religious activity in Europe today reflect a steep decline in piety are wrong—it was…

— Rodney Stark

It is no surprise that when today's affluent young professionals return to church, they want to do it only on their own terms -…

— Kathleen Neumeyer

After 32 years as a priest , I think its fair to say that most institutional churches are very limited in addressing higher levels…

— Richard Rohr

The church that will not give up will be outdated and passed by, quicker than they realize.

— John C. Maxwell

I think the Catholic and Protestant churches have become very stagnant.

— Sally Quinn

“People no longer need to go to church to hear the Word, which has been the selling point for local churches for the past…

— Justin Wise

These days - with the decline of the traditional churches - I'm concerned about where we obtain some form of moral direction.

— John Scott