The Surprising Rebirth of Belief in God: Why New Atheism Grew Old and Secular Thinkers Are Considering Christianity Again

Written by Justin Brierley

Narrated by Justin Brierley

Could We Be Witnessing a Return of Belief in Our Generation?

Justin Brierley is convinced that in our time we are witnessing a growing wave of faith.

Famously described as the “long, withdrawing roar” of the “Sea of Faith,” the Christian narrative that shaped the West has been replaced by sweeping secularism. But is that the end of the story?

It was a conversation with agnostic journalist Douglas Murray that led Brierley to investigate whether a change was on the horizon. Speaking of the “Sea of Faith,” Murray remarked that tides come back in again and that a number of his intelligent friends had converted to Christianity in recent years. Brierley was seeing a similar trend among the secular thinkers he had interviewed. Jordan Peterson, Tom Holland, Dave Rubin, and many others have found themselves surprised by the continuing resonance and relevance of Christianity, and they are joining in on conversations about faith.

Readers will encounter Brierley’s discussion of cultural trends and concepts including:

• The meaning crisis
• Public intellectuals embracing faith
• Why the Christianity story is ready to return

And much moreIn The Surprising Rebirth of Belief in God, Brierley outlines the dramatic fall of New Atheism and the birth of a new conversation on whether God makes sense of science, history, culture, and the search for meaning. People are returning to Christianity―but is the church prepared to welcome a new wave of faith?

• Language: English
• Publisher: Tyndale House Publishers
• Release date: Sep 12, 2023
• ISBN: 9781496487124

Justin Brierley

JUSTIN BRIERLEY is presenter of Premier Christian Radio’s Unbelievable? podcast. He also Senior Editor of Premier Christianity Magazine. Justin splits his time between radio presenting, editing and serving in his local church. He enjoys finding fresh ways to create conversations about faith through programmes, videos and articles that bring theology into the real world.

Reviews for The Surprising Rebirth of Belief in God

[James · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

A broad ranging review of the current culture, science and faith debate with a hugely positive message. Highly Informative and well worth the time reading this book that summarises many of Justin’s conversations with guests in his podcast “unbelievable”

[Cyril Blaise · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

A good piece of work outlining why New Athiesm is and will fail eventually.