Jesus Is Back - by David Kinnaman (Hardcover)

About the Book

As younger generations flip the statistical script with renewed interest in Jesus, bestselling author and CEO of the Barna Group tackles the bad theology and cultural baggage that obscure the truth, freeing us to discover, maybe for the first time, who Jesus really is, what he came to do, and why he is the answer to all of our most pressing questions.

Book Synopsis

For decades, the data told a discouraging story: faith in decline, churches emptying, institutions closing. Christian commitment seemed to be slowly but steadily melting away.

But now, David Kinnaman and his team at Barna Group are seeing something new emerge in their research: Jesus is back. Since 2020, 30 million Americans have committed to Jesus. Even more surprising, younger generations are leading the way in this new commitment. What's driving this unexpected shift?

Jesus Is Back explores the spiritual renewal emerging today and the deeper forces that are fueling it, weaving original research together with Kinnaman's own story of grief, faith, and rebuilding after the death of his wife, Jill, from brain cancer. Drawing from both the data and his own journey, he shows how a resilient, resurrection-centered faith leads to real human flourishing.

This is not a book about returning to business as usual. It is a clear-eyed, data-rich, deeply personal case that the church is facing a genuinely historic moment--and an urgent invitation to seize it. Jesus Is Back is a call for readers to recognize and respond to what God is doing now.

About the Author

David Kinnaman is coauthor of unChristian, You Lost Me, and Good Faith. He is CEO of Barna Group, a leading research and communications company that works with churches, nonprofits, and businesses ranging from film studios to financial services. Since 1995, David has directed interviews with more than two million individuals and overseen hundreds of U.S. and global research studies. He lives in Fort Worth, Texas.