Episode 487: Why Gen Z is Unbundling Faith with Josh Packard

Published: Dec. 15, 2021, 2 p.m.

Everyone seems to be talking about \u201cdeconstructing\u201d faith, but researcher Josh Packard says it\u2019s better to describe young people as \u201cunbundling\u201d faith. He joins Skye for a conversation about Springtide Research Institute\u2019s new report on the State of Religion and Young People, and why Gen Z has such a negative perception of the church and such an inflated view of themselves.\xa0Also this week, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in a case that could overturn\xa0Roe v. Wade. With some pro-life activists ecstatic, and pro-choice activists apoplectic, the Holy Post crew discusses what a post-Roe country could look like, how the pro-life movement could evolve, and what lessons we can learn from the era of Prohibition. Plus, the word \u201csorcery\u201d was the fastest-growing search term on Bible Gateway in 2021. Should it have been \u201casininity\u201d?

News Segment


0:00 - Intro


3:26 - Fastest-growing search term on Bible Gateway
https://religionnews.com/2021/12/02/why-sorcery-was-the-fastest-growing-search-term-on-bible-gateway-in-2021/


14:23 - Supreme Court and Roe v. Wade
https://www.baptistpress.com/resource-library/news/how-southern-baptists-became-pro-life/


48:31 - Sponsors


This episode is sponsored by Abide: http://abide.co/holypost

Interview with Josh Packard
Springtide Research Institute report: https://www.springtideresearch.org/research/the-state-of-religion-2021


49:36 - Intro
51:12 - Major findings from report
55:06 - Implications of unbundling
1:05:55 - Values gap
1:18:41 - Impact of religious communities on flourishing
Other resources:
www.wsj.com/articles/young-people-say-disconnect-keeps-them-from-church-11635163200