Ryan Burge

Ryan Burge is an assistant professor of political science at Eastern Illinois University and the pastor of First Baptist Church of Mt. Vernon, Illinois, where he lives with his wife and two boys. He earned both an MA and PhD in political science from Southern Illinois University in Carbondale. He is the author of the forthcoming book The Nones: Where They Came From, Who They Are, And Where They Are Going (Fortress Press, 2021).