Season 2, Episode 30 – Is the Rebirth Real

SEASON 2, EPISODE 30 - Is The Rebirth Real? Debating the Data, Probing the Politics

A production of Think Faith in partnership with Genexis, and support from The Jerusalem Trust.

The Surprising Rebirth of Belief in God podcast with Justin Brierley.

In this Season 2 finale, Justin asks: 'What's next for the Surprising Rebirth?'

When the podcast series launched in 2023, many were skeptical of a 'Surprising Rebirth'. However, two years later, some say statistical evidence is pointing towards a 'Quiet Revival'.

But there has been pushback too... Justin interrogates the data, hearing objections and responses from sociologist David Voas and Bible Society researcher Rhiannon McAleer.

Peter Dray of IFES charts Gen Z spirituality, while podcaster Elizabeth Oldfield and journalist James Marriott discuss the rise of 'Full Fat Faith' converts.

Australian church leader Mark Sayers and British MP Danny Kruger also tackle the vexed question of whether far right politics is co-opting Christianity as the search for a better story continues.

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