Has secularism had its day?

Following headlines in national newspapers about Gen Z’s growing interest in church and the unapologetically Christian members of England men’s football team, Pat Finlow says the evidence is mounting that secular thinking is on its way out 

Our society is increasingly secular. Belief in God is down. Christians are not respected in public life. 

You’ve heard all of this before. Of course you have! So to suggest that secularism has had it’s day probably sound preposterous.

The recurring narrative that religion is on its way out has made it difficult to see the reality. The truth is there’s an emerging curiosity about faith, and a welcome shift in attitudes towards those of us who identify as believers.

Still not convinced? Let’s take a whistle-stop tour of a few examples: