Unbelievable? Are Gen Z becoming more open to Christianity? Glen Scrivener on meaning, identity & the search for faith
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Mar 10, 2026 Glen Scrivener, Christian speaker and author of The Air We Breathe, discusses a surprising new openness to Christianity among young people. He explores why questions of meaning, identity, masculinity and community now matter more than old atheist debates. Conversations cover cultural shifts, science and faith coexisting, political nuance, and how churches can respond wisely and bravely.
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People Live Into New Beliefs Through Community
- People change by living into a community's plausibility structure rather than by being convinced by abstract arguments.
- Glen uses the example of flatmates turning someone vegan to show embodied cultural conversion precedes intellectual assent.
New Atheism Was Fueled By Historical Baggage
- The New Atheism rode 9/11-era baggage tying religion to extremism and abuse, which made anti-religious narratives plausible then.
- Glen argues younger cohorts lack that unified baggage and now see institutional failures as broadly human, not uniquely Christian.
Neighbour Said He 'Should' Try Church And Then Went
- Glen recounts a neighbour saying he 'should' go to church because the Bible built the modern West.
- That neighbour later took his whole family to church, illustrating cultural curiosity turning into action.
