Religious Revival as Social‑Capital Fix

The article advances the idea that a large‑scale religious revival — not just private belief but organized, institutionalized, and public — is the most plausible route to rebuild social capital and civic bonds among economically precarious young people. It treats past revivals (1739, 1800, 1948) as historical analogues and argues that the exhaustion of progressive 'religion' creates a supply gap ready to be filled by theologically conservative movements. — If a religious revival does emerge it would reshape civic infrastructure, youth networks, partisan alignments, and policy priorities, so tracking its emergence matters for politics and social policy.