What Would Count as a Gen Z Religious Revival? A Sociologist Says Conversion and Staying Power

CBC reports that Imam Mohamed Abdelsatar of the IAOS Regina mosque says he has noticed more young people at the mosque — some of whom are even converting to Islam. That observation sits beside a larger question: whether young adults are becoming more religious. Sam Reimer, who studies the sociology of religion at Crandall University in Moncton, N.B., isn't convinced the data is showing a religious revival among Gen Z. He says a revival would, among other things, mean high numbers of religious conversion and lasting religious commitment. That is a useful distinction: attendance or curiosity can rise without meeting the bar of a revival.