In this week's episode of Cross Section, Danny Webster, Alicia Edmund and Zanna Meynell unpack the spiritual, cultural and political headlines. A recent report from Youthscape has revealed that gen Z see Jesus as having 'a God complex' and mansplaining. How is this reflective of this cultural moment?
The team also discuss the ongoing fallout from Mandelson's relationship with Epstein and what this will mean for Keir Starmer. The episode concludes with a conversation about Trump's controversial speech at the US National Prayer Breakfast last week.
Gen Z attitudes to Jesus and the political fallout of the Epstein files - Evangelical Alliance
Chapters:
0:00 – Introduction
0:27 – Gen Z and spirituality
1:07 – Youthscape report: Troubling Jesus
5:28 – Engaging young people with scripture
8:18 – UK politics: Peter Mandelson and the Epstein files
16:48 – Trust and leadership crisis
19:14 – The church's response: repentance and sin
24:20 – Trump's National Prayer Breakfast speech
26:49 – Faith and politics in America
31:55 – Closing thoughts