Why surveys showing Christian revival in Britain may be misleading | Pew Research Center

Despite the widely recognized decline of Christianity in the U.K., there have been persistent rumblings of a Christian resurgence.

Short Reads | January 23, 2026 Has there been a Christian revival among young adults in the U.K.? Recent surveys may be misleading X Facebook Threads LinkedIn WhatsApp Mail Add Us On Google By Conrad Hackett Worshippers attend a service at Salisbury Cathedral in Salisbury, England, in March 2023. (Finnbarr Webster/Getty Images) Many recent surveys have pointed to a Christian resurgence among young adults in the United Kingdom. This narrative, however, may be misleading. These surveys canvass members of opt-in panels who have signed up to participate, often in response to website ads or email c

related reading

• Is there really a 'quiet revival' of religion among Gen Z?bbc.com
• Gen Z ‘religious revival’? The evidence is incomplete – Humanists UKhumanists.uk
• US Christian Decline May Be Stabilizing: 2023-24 Religious Landscape Study (RLS) | Pew Research Centerpewresearch.org
• The Death of Partying in the U.S.A.—and Why It Mattersderekthompson.org
• Polling has become a playground for grifters, liars, and fraudstheargumentmag.com
• What the UK's flood of covid alerts means for exposure apps | MIT Technology Reviewtechnologyreview.com
• If America's So Rich, How'd It Get So Sad?derekthompson.org
• Survey Results I: Basic Demographics and Politicsrichardhanania.substack.com
• Results from another UK Growth Survey | Open Innovationsopen-innovations.org
• Methods 101: What are nonprobability surveys?pewresearch.org
• Religion and Spirituality in East Asian Societies | Pew Research Centerpewresearch.org
• Nudge theory doesn’t work after all, says new evidence review – but it could still have a futuretheconversation.com