From Burnout to Belief: Generation Z's Faith Turn

America appears to be witnessing the emergence of a new cultural and social phenomenon with the return of young people to Christianity, most visibly within Generation Z.

For decades, particularly in the United States, the dominant narrative pointed in the opposite direction. Christian identification declined steadily, often by about one percentage point per year, while aggressive secularization and the rise of ideological "wokeness" reshaped public institutions, education, and culture.