Justin Brierley’s “The Surprising Rebirth of Belief in God” explores the unexpected comeback of faith in our culture, examining new data, cultural shifts, and the unique opportunities and challenges for Christians as spiritual curiosity surges once more.

Justin Brierley opens his excellent book “The Surprising Rebirth of Belief in God” with Matthew Arnold’s 1867 poem, Dover Beach, which laments the receding sea of faith occasioned by the rise of modernism. Brierley, however, sparks a note of optimism by suggesting that the tide may be turning. His modest hunch that “we might yet see the tide of faith come rushing back in again within our lifetime” has quickly become a hypothesis confirmed by wave after wave of data. The speed of its return has surpassed Brierley’s surprise at seeing a ripple on the horizon, and his hope of one… (Register to read the rest of the article)