Young men are flocking to Christianity, and in particular to the more traditional, ancient forms.

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⏳ TIMESTAMPS
00:33 – Young Men Becoming More Religious
01:24 – Whats Happening In Finland
01:53 – Catholic Growth In French Males and Females
02:13 – Commitment To Christ In The USA
03:23 – The Stabilization of Ancient Practices
03:44 – What It Means To Be A Man
03:59 – Being Counter Cultural
04:23 – High Demand High Stakes Christianity
04:53 – Moral Grammar, Virtue and Vice
05:57 – The Need For The Transcendent

🔗 REFERENCES
- American Bible Society. (2025). State of the Bible USA 2025. https://stateofthebible.org/
- Barna Group. (2025, April 9). New research: Belief in Jesus rises, fueled by younger adults. https://www.barna.com/research/belief-in-jesus-rises/
- Fulks, J. L., Dunaetz, D. R., & Menzies, R. P. (2025). Experiments in church-based research. Great Commission Research Journal, 17(1). https://place.asburyseminary.edu/gcrj/vol17/iss1/3/
- Li, X., & Chen, Y. (2025). The revival of spiritual practices: Factors influencing the “seeking deities and offering prayers” behavior of China's Generation Z on social media in an atheistic context. Frontiers in Psychology, 16, Article 1536644. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1536644
- Nelson, E., & Bullivant, S. (2026). The turning tide? Recent religious trends on the island of Ireland. Irish Catholic Bishops' Conference. https://www.catholicbishops.ie/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/The-Turning-Tide-Final-Draft.pdf
- Pew Research Center. (2025, February 26). Decline of Christianity in the U.S. has slowed, may have leveled off. https://www.pewresearch.org/religion/2025/02/26/decline-of-christianity-in-the-us-has-slowed-may-have-leveled-off/
- Tervo-Niemelä, K. (2026). Why are young men increasingly drawn to Christianity? A study of Finnish young men. Helda - University of Helsinki. https://helda.helsinki.fi/bitstreams/4558031e-9c04-402d-b612-16f31e74791f/download
- Vukovic, J., & Wilkins-Laflamme, S. (2025). The three stages of religious decline around the world: The P-I-B sequence. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), 122(34), e2421356122. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2421356122

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