Understanding Generation Z
Abstract
This chapter situates Generation Z within the technological, social, and religious contexts that frame the study. Constant connectivity, the pandemic, mental-health challenges, and economic precarity form the backdrop against which religious and spiritual meaning is negotiated. Survey data reveal declining institutional affiliation, as well as enduring spiritual openness and revival in some regions. The chapter concludes with the rise of influencer-exemplars—digital figures who reshape religious authority and practice—thus setting the stage for the Exemplarist Narrative Analysis that follows.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Generational Differences and Trends
Media
Religion
Digital Communication
Contemporary Christian Leadership and Education
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Routledge eBooks
- Pages
- 10–17
- Publication date
- 9 January 2026
- Language
- EN
- Document type
- Book chapter