It’s based in a loss of care about God, not just ritual but heartfelt. Without that, there is not much to be “moral” about.
A little over 100 years ago, Chicago was the focus of a lot of evangelism. It showed.
It is still there, Moody Bible institute remains along with Trinity Seminary of the Evangelical Free Church as well as a few other Christian colleges and seminaries.
Unfortunately, Emmaus Bible School moved out of Oak Park about 30 years ago. I had a few friends attending there and I took Correspondence school classes from there myself.
I was a Sunday School teacher, and youth club leader at Village Gospel Center in the Little Village Area for a few years before moving out to Bolingbrook to raise my own family.