Ep 133: Is the ‘Quiet Revival’ fake news?

In the final episode of Season 13, Peter Lynas, Alicia Edmund and Danny Webster unpack the recent news from the Bible Society – that the YouGov data from The Quiet Revival report was invalid and has been discounted. How can we respond to this news?

While this is hard to process, we must remember that the findings haven’t been proven ‘wrong’ but are unreliable. The team point to other surveys, church leader feedback and recurring stories suggesting increased spiritual openness, particularly among younger adults.

The team also discuss the London ‘Together’ rally against the far right, questioning claims of unity, contested crowd sizes and the growing role of religion in public demonstrations. How, in our churches, can we bring unity amidst serious political differences?

They close with reflections on church division, moving from protest to prayerful engagement, and standout news headlines from the last week.

Is the 'Quiet Revival' fake news? - Evangelical Alliance

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Chapters:

00:00 Welcome

00:29 Quiet Revival report withdrawn

01:08 Why the data failed

04:44 How surveys get skewed

06:18 Church response and hope

18:01 ‘Together’ rally

22:10 Unity, politics and faith

27:28 From protest to prayer

31:07 News picks and Easter