America’s Gen Z has got religion
Because of them, a long decline in the number of Christians has levelled off
THE MEETING houses of the First Church in Cambridge, founded by Puritans, have been around for 400 years. George Washington worshipped in one; the Massachusetts Constitution was debated in another. Like other venerable churches in America its pews have thinned out as religiosity has declined.
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This article appeared in the United States section of the print edition under the headline “Gen Z has faith”
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