in World News Reversing the Decline: Christianity Showing Signs of Rebounding in America
There have been several profiles in major national media—e.g., secular-leaning outlets—on the rise of Christianity in Silicon Valley, including from The New York Times, as well as The Atlantic and WIRED.
While these trends are encouraging, there’s still cause for concern. The majority of younger Americans are now non-Christian, and the proportion of young Christians has fallen significantly in the past 10 years.
However, COVID-19 seems to have disrupted this trend of decline among young people somewhat. The Wall Street Journal’s Clare Ansberry, writing on polling data from the Springtide Research Institute, reported in 2023 that a growing share of 18- to 25-year-olds say they believe in the existence of God or a higher power. This figure started to grow as young people reported a loss of connection and meaning, coinciding with COVID-19 isolation.