Why More Americans Are Seeking Religion

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<p>After decades of declining church attendance and a profound rise in secularism, religion is having a moment in America.</p> <p>Lauren Jackson, <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/newsletters/believing" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">the host of the Believing newsletter</a>, talks to Asthaa Chaturvedi, a producer at “The Daily,” about why more people in the United States are now choosing to believe.</p> <p>Guest:</p> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/by/asthaa-chaturvedi" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><strong>Asthaa Chaturvedi</strong></a>, a producer at “The Daily.”</li> <li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/by/lauren-jackson" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><strong>Lauren Jackson</strong></a>, the deputy editorial director for newsletters and the host of <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/newsletters/believing" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Believing</a>.</li> </ul> <p>Background reading: </p> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/newsletters/believing" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Sign up for Believing</a>, a weekly newsletter about modern belief.</li> <li>Americans haven’t found <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/18/style/religion-america.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">a satisfying alternative to religion</a>.</li> </ul> <p>Photo: Cornell Watson for The New York Times</p> <p>For more information on today’s episode, visit <a href="http://nytimes.com/thedaily?smid=pc-thedaily" rel="noopener noreferrer"><strong>nytimes.com/thedaily</strong></a>. Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday. </p> <p><p>Subscribe today at <a href="http://nytimes.com/podcasts">nytimes.com/podcasts</a> or on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. You can also subscribe via your favorite podcast app here <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/activate-access/audio?source=podcatcher">https://www.nytimes.com/activate-access/audio?source=podcatcher</a>. For more podcasts and narrated articles, download The New York Times app at nytimes.com/app.</p></p><br/> <p>Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See <a href="https://pcm.adswizz.com">pcm.adswizz.com</a> for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.</p>