S2 E20. Are Gen Z Women Ready to Believe? Freya India, Lamorna Ash & Anna Morgan

The Surprising Rebirth Of Belief In God

Justin Brierley

Christianity, Religion & Spirituality

4.8 • 592 Ratings

🗓️ 9 September 2025

⏱️ 120 minutes

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Are young women being left behind in the 'Surprising Rebirth'? Justin speaks to two Gen Z women who are embracing Christian faith from different ends of the political spectrum. Freya India, author of the substack GIRLS talks about the pressures facing young women, and why she has been drawn to faith. Lamorna Ash, author of 'Don't Forget We're Here Forever', talks about her 2-year road trip exploring different forms of Christian belief.US church leader Anna Morgan also joins the show to explain why, as young men return to faith, many young women feel alienated by church, and how to address the issue. 'Responding To The Rebirth' Conference: http://rebirthconference.net/ More info, book & newsletter: https://justinbrierley.com/surprisingrebirth/ Support via Patreon for early access to new episodes and bonus content: https://www.patreon.com/justinbrierley/membership Support via Tax-deductible (USA) and get the same perks: https://defendersmedia.com/portfolio/justin-brierley/ Give a one-off gift via PayPal: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/brierleyjustin Buy the book or get a signed copy: https://justinbrierley.com/the-surprising-rebirth-of-belief-in-god/ Got feedback? Share it with us by emailing: feedback@think.faith Ep 20 show notes: https://justinbrierley.com/surprisingrebirth/season-2-episode-20-gen-z-girls Also, check out our show ‘Uncommon Ground’ for discussion and debates: ⁠https://justinbrierley.com/uncommon-ground-podcast/⁠ The Surprising Rebirth of Belief in God is a production of Think Faith in partnership with Genexis, and support from The Jerusalem Trust. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Well, we were not prepared for this. The venue is full. However, the mission is bigger than the room. You can still join us. Due to the incredible uptake, our responding to the Rebirth Conference will now be live streamed. Book your online pass now at rebirthconference.net. You may not be in the room, but you can still be part of the
0:22.5	response from anywhere in the world on Saturday the 22nd of November. On the live stream,
0:28.5	you'll get full access to all keynote sessions, panels and interviews with guests, including
0:33.6	John Lennox, Paul Kingsnorth, Elizabeth Oldfield and Al Gordon.
0:39.3	You can take part in the Q&A.
0:42.1	You'll get to take home recordings of all of the sessions and get a front row seat to what God is doing.
0:45.7	A rebirth is happening.
0:47.6	Let's respond together wherever we are.
0:49.8	Book your live stream pass at rebirthconference.net.
1:05.7	So you kind of go through this crazy dating culture.
1:08.6	If you start talking to someone, they could be dating three other people at the same time.
1:12.6	And you can't say anything because that would be moralising. You can't base it on God because that would be ridiculous and superstitious.
1:18.6	You can't base it on tradition because that would be weird. It is just chaos.
1:22.6	It's young women now who are really veering the other way. And so young women are the least religious.
1:28.3	We're the most liberal. But I think that's because it all comes down really to the death of Christianity.
1:33.3	How did you kind of go down that rabbit hole?
1:36.3	I would listen to people talk about Christianity and everything I felt anxious about.
1:42.3	I felt, oh, there's these answers that have been around forever
1:45.2	her that actually answer every kind of unmet need.
1:49.9	I was really interested that my friends were bewildered and a little nervous about me engaging with Christianity.
1:56.5	And I think that's when I was like, oh, I really want to write about this because I'm really interested in the why behind that. And having a terrible time and my life is mid-20s chaos in lots of different
2:06.2	directions. And I got there and it's the church itself is unbelievably beautiful. It's like old
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