The Pandemic and Religious Revival

An article posted today at First Things raises an interesting question. How will the COVID-19 pandemic influence faith and spirituality in American public life? As noted:

Throughout history, periods of mass trauma have often sparked religious revivals. The global pandemic coincides with the seventy-fifth anniversary of the end of World War II. That traumatic, bloody conflict led many to turn to God. This also happened in the United States in the weeks following September 11, 2001, arguably the greatest tragedy in American history. Immediately after the terrorist attacks, growing numbers of Americans prayed more, and nearly eight in ten claimed that religion was increasingly important in American public life (much more so than in March 2001, for instance).