In other chapters, Wuthnow examines further significant questions, such as who goes to church or not,
why different religious traditions are gaining and losing members, faith and the Internet, recent trends in religious beliefs and spirituality, the role of families in faith formation, and generational differences when it comes to religion and public life.
Adherents of
different religious traditions may be able to recognize the reality of both ends, though they are not able to agree on the explanation of how and
why the two ends exist or on the priority they should be given.