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While surveys tell us that 95 percent of Americans claim to believe in God, it's no secret that church attendance has been sliding in recent years. My own denomination, the Presbyterian Church (USA), has been losing members since the '60s. And, like other branches of organized religion, we are now facing a fresh challenge: a rising tide of religious books, television shows, and internet sites that invite people to practice a kind of self-help spirituality.