Could We Be Witnessing a Return of Belief in Our Generation?
Justin Brierley, the host of the popular radio show and podcast
Unbelievable?, is convinced that in our time we are witnessing a
growing wave of faith.
Famously described as the "long, withdrawing roar" of the "Sea of
Faith," the Christian narrative that shaped the West has been replaced
by sweeping secularism. But is that the end of the story?
It was a conversation with agnostic journalist Douglas Murray that led
Brierley to investigate whether a change was on the horizon. Speaking of
the "Sea of Faith," Murray remarked that tides come back in again and
that a number of his intelligent friends had converted to Christianity
in recent years. Brierley was seeing a similar trend among the secular
thinkers he had interviewed on his show. Jordan Peterson, Tom Holland,
Dave Rubin, and many others have found themselves surprised by the
continuing resonance and relevance of Christianity, and they are joining
in on conversations about faith.
Readers will encounter Brierley's discussion of cultural trends and
concepts including:
- The meaning crisis
- Public intellectuals embracing faith
- Why the Christianity story is ready to return
And much moreIn The Surprising Rebirth of Belief in God, Brierley
outlines the dramatic fall of New Atheism and the birth of a new
conversation on whether God makes sense of science, history, culture,
and the search for meaning. People are returning to Christianity--but is
the church prepared to welcome a new wave of faith?
There's a new conversation building. The tide is coming.
