About this episode
The episode discusses the recent surge in Bible sales and the growing interest in religion among Generation Z, exploring cultural and historical factors behind this trend.
News reports this October showed a surge in Bible sales across the United States and the UK, confirming what so many people can feel and polls have supported…which is that a religious revival is happening in the West. Generation Z, which Pew Research defines as being born between 1997 and 2012 . Members of the generation — also known as Zoomers — have been increasingly drawn toward religion, particularly Christianity , with data showing the number of Americans who don’t identify with one particular church is stabilizing thanks to them. Fact: Overall, younger generations are more spiritually curious. Barna research group reports that most Gen Z teens are interested in learning more about Jesus , with younger cohorts leading the way in the growth of new commitments . This was what George Lucas wished for with Star Wars. He sought to awaken spirituality in young people back in the 1970s….which didn’t take right away. One has to wonder if there a delayed effect of stories like Star Wars By in large, I believe the youth spiritual revival is a byproduct of “divorce culture” driven by Baby Boomers throughout the 1980s-2010s. Young people rebel against what older folks are doing, and it…
People in this episode
Host: Stephen Kent
Topics covered
- religion
- spirituality
- Generation Z
- Bible sales
- cultural trends
- Christianity
Keywords
- Bible sales
- Generation Z
- religious revival
- spiritual curiosity
- Christianity
- Barna research
- George Lucas
- Star Wars
- divorce culture
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Barna research group
Books & works: Star Wars
Places: United States, UK
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