baby boomers and generation vs silen generation

Wade Clark Roof (2009) Generations and religion, chapter 34, (p, 616-634) in the Oxford handbook of the sociology of religion edited by Peter B. Clarke

•  boomers and greater numbers of generation Xers choose it is better to explore many religions (or focus on the teachings of one faith tradition) than silent generation (pre-boomers)
• fewer boomer and fewer generation Xers identify themselves as evangelical Christians
• boomers and generation Xers prefer worship services that are expressive and spiritually uplifting, both less drawn to congregations than pre-boomers
• the cultural and religious differences are greater between pre-boomers and boomers
• quantitative measures of religiosity and spirituality fail to capture serious nuances in style and depth of commitment between boomers and generation Xers, the major exception is the greater communal orientation of the generation Xers who are members of  churches and synagogues
• secularists ---- people who are neither religious nor spiritual
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