Nick Spencer

The report of Christianity’s death has been an exaggeration

Immigration is revivifying congregations, with many people showing signs of spiritual openness, in contrast to the bare-knuckle rationalism that characterised New Atheism, says Rupert Shortt

A moment of intense prayer at the Pentecostalist Mountain of Fire & Miracles Church in Hackney Wick, London. [Gideon Mendel/Corbis/ Getty Images]
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  • The Eclipse of Christianity and Why It Matters

    Rupert Shortt

    Hodder, pp. 368, £25

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