The Surprising Surge of Faith Among Young People
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Young adults, theologians and church leaders say the increase is a response to the pandemic.
A greater share of young adults say they believe in a higher power or God.
About one-third of 18-to-25-year-olds say they believe—more than doubt—the existence of a higher power, up from about one-quarter in 2021, according to a recent survey of young adults. The findings, based on December polling, are part of an annual report on the state of religion and youth from the Springtide Research Institute, a nonpartisan nonprofit.
Young adults, theologians and church leaders attribute the increase in part to the need for people to believe in something beyond themselves after three years of loss.
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