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Why Religion Went Obsolete: The Demise of Traditional Faith in America by Christian Smith

Why Religion Went Obsolete: The Demise of Traditional Faith in America: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Why Religion Went Obsolete: The Demise of Traditional Faith in America audiobook runs 16.9 hours unabridged, narrated by Chris Sorensen (about 11.3 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

16.9listening hrs
Social Sciencestore shelf
2025released
Free for new listeners

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2 hours / day9 days
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What our data says

  • At 16.9 hours, it runs longer than 96% of the 9,905 Social Science audiobooks in our catalog.

Computed from 409,794 English-language unabridged audiobooks in The Books Insider catalog (store data read November 3, 2026). Lengths are the store's own running times. Methodology.

About this listen

Why Religion Went Obsolete: The Demise of Traditional Faith in America is an audiobook by Christian Smith: a 16.9-hour unabridged recording, read by Chris Sorensen, released September 16, 2025, on the Social Science and Religion & Spirituality shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
16.9 hrs
Narrated by
Chris Sorensen
Released
September 16, 2025
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Social Science, Religion & Spirituality
ISBN
9798349110474

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Why Religion Went Obsolete: The Demise of Traditional Faith in America audiobook?

Why Religion Went Obsolete: The Demise of Traditional Faith in America runs 16.9 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 11.3 hours.

Is the Why Religion Went Obsolete: The Demise of Traditional Faith in America audiobook free?

Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.

Who narrates Why Religion Went Obsolete: The Demise of Traditional Faith in America?

Why Religion Went Obsolete: The Demise of Traditional Faith in America is narrated by Chris Sorensen.

Is Why Religion Went Obsolete: The Demise of Traditional Faith in America worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 11.3 hours, saving 5.6 hours.