I didn't suggest that Jordan's crowd are a bunch of Christians. They're more wannabe intellectuals than that, even though many are expectant Christians.
I think that Jordan offers an expectation for them that their faith can be plausible in the face of evidence that proves it just isn't. They think that Jordan's explaining, doubletalk, and hairsplitting can make religous faith work. But of course it never can.
I actually agree with you on this, but you also said ‘there sit thousands of Christians’. I don’t think that’s accurate at all.