We’ve heard a prevailing narrative that Americans are drifting away from faith in general and Christianity more specifically. For a long time, we’ve seen interviews with celebrities who grew up in Christian homes but now consider themselves “spiritual but not religious.” Surveys make a big deal out of how many Americans consider themselves “nones.”
Europe and the rest of the West have seen a decline in religious faith even longer than we have. So much of what we used to call “Christendom” is irreligious, except for the infiltration of Muslims.
Earlier this year, I wrote about how we’re seeing signs of revival in the West. I quoted author and podcaster Justin Brierly, who cited the recent phenomenon of “cultural Christianity” — nonbelievers who understand the value of Christianity and its effect on Western Civilization — specifically looking at historian Tom Holland, who seems to be on a path toward belief.
Noted atheists like Russell Brand and Ayaan Hirsi Ali have become Christians, and other non-religious people like Richard Dawkins and the UK’s Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch publicly speak of the value of Christianity to the culture. Does that mean that the tide is changing?
Brierly thinks so. In an article he wrote last week in The Spectator, he cites the reaction to the reopening of Notre Dame in France as proof positive that Westerners are seeking faith. […]
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