In American society, although besides in Europe, the trend of spiritual rebirth is observed. Politicians effort to usage it to accomplish geostrategic objectives. The latest trends in this area and the aims of Donald Trump's administration are described by Angélique Bouchard in "Le Diplomate".
ASorbona's sorbonne student specializes in the “geopolitics of media” in the analysis of her author, which appeared on 4 February this year, recalls interesting investigation results and sociologists' opinions on returning to religion in America. It besides indicates how this trend is supported by Donald Trump's administration, which wants to strengthen its power in this way.
J.P. De Gance, founder and president of "Communio", whose words are quoted by the author, recalls that "there is simply a causal link between culture and politics and between politics and culture" and that there is now a "significant paradigm shift". After forty years of steady growth in the number of people not affiliated with any religion, there was stagnation. According to Gance, this means “a real change in trends”.
Following these changes, the MEGA environment attaches even greater importance to spiritual issues and the mobilisation of spiritual communities before the elections. Trump America has ambitions of being a “lighthouse of faith, hope and freedom for the full world”. The president of the United States reiterates that it is up to the religiousness of citizens to find whether the American nation will be great.
De Gance, who is active in evangelization training, conducted his own field research, taking into account sociological and cultural analyses. It speaks of a clear spiritual rebirth that has broader political and geostrategic dynamics.
Its organization collects circumstantial data from the parish, from which it can be read "a immense increase in the number of fresh members" of spiritual communities. The expert gave an example of 420 students enrolled in the Order of Introductory Christian Adults (OCIA) in Texas. About 100 people are about to be baptized. The number of “small and intimate churches” is increasing among Protestants. This is to illustrate the trend of "returning to authentic, resilient and little institutionalised Community practices".
This spiritual openness is supported by Donald Trump, who, unlike his predecessor Joe Biden, “actively hostile to faith”, is “open and committed”. He attaches importance to symbolic gestures, remembering Christian holidays.
This attachment to religion plays an crucial function in connection with the upcoming 250th anniversary of the American uprising. In fact, it is expected to confirm the "basic cultural pillars" which formed the "base" of the American people. It would be based on these pillars that social cohesion in the US would be restored.
The signs of spiritual revival are peculiarly visible among the young generation, as Dr. Marc Siegel points out. religion is an antidote for separation related to the usage of digital media, fueling depression, fears and violence. Young people come from families who have abandoned spiritual practices. Only 40% of people from the Z generation grew up in families regularly attending the church, compared with 57% of people from the demographic boom generation.
Similarly, 42% from the generation Z received spiritual education compared to 61% in the demographic boom generation.
This revival of religion is besides observed in another countries, specified as the UK. Carlos Campo, CEO of the Bible Museum, observed an increase in attendance in Catholic services of people aged 18–24 by 16–21%. He even speaks of a “Catholic boom” in France, large Britain and the United States. To any extent, Carl Acutis' canonization in 2025, the first holy millennium, a programmer who catalogued online Eucharistic miracles, was to contribute to this. It utilized Bible applications, podcasts, and viral films to popularize the Scriptures.
Young ones are to turn distant from materialism and search real meaning in life.
Bouchard notes that Trump's administration uses and "institutionalizes" in February 2025, as evidenced by the establishment of the White home religion Office, headed by Paula White and Jenny Korn, whose task is to "enhance spiritual institutions, social organisations and prayer homes to better service families and communities" by adapting public policies to the fundamental “American values” and the “Faculty Task Force for Ending the War with Christians”, headed by lawyer General Pam Bondi, whose aim is to “root anti-Christian prejudices” in national agencies (including the Justice Department, the FBI and IRS)”.
These are actions to reverse the effects of Joe Biden's policy aimed, among others, at life defenders and "traditional Catholics", who, according to the FBI, were to endanger interior security. Trump's administration besides began to deal decisively with those disrupting the service.
An alliance between religion and the economy is besides observed. For example, in July 2025 president Trump gathered more than sixty presidents and business leaders active in spiritual philanthropy, including David Green, founder of Hobby Lobby; Debra Waller, CEO of Jockey International; Lee Dunlap of Quest Events; Albert Hudderston of Aethon Energy; Jimmy Shoppa of Shoppa’s Material Handling and many others. This was “the first event of its kind”. Trump wanted to gain their favour and include in the implementation of the White home religion Office priorities, including: "adopted and fostering programmes, liable paternity initiatives, poorness mitigation, treatment of addictions and reintegration of prisoners".
This commitment of conservative elites, frequently from evangelical or Catholic backgrounds, is intended to give America “a unique competitive advantage” in the planet favoring atheists. At the same time, let the social costs of household breakup, addiction and crime to be reduced. It is intended to advance "the mobilisation of conservative economical networks in the face of upcoming political challenges".
A akin phenomenon is observed in Europe, although not on specified a scale.
The renaissance of religion favours Republicans in the face of supplementary elections. Organically, it aims to unite evangelicals, conventional Catholics, young conservatives and economical elites around the communicative of national revival, mobilising communities to vote.
The author of the survey suggests that this alliance of “religion and economy” would besides strengthen America's global moral leadership in the fight against rival powers. It will win the completion elections and further consolidate the conservation camp on the global stage.
However, Bouchard wrote this analysis before the outbreak of the war with Iran, which caused deep divisions in the MAGA and challenged America's alleged "moral superiority" towards another nations. Currently, Trump's squad is doubling and troiing to sensibly justify their decisions to start a war in the mediate East and it does not work out very well.
Thus the President's administration "cut" its wings. Trumpian America, though attracting global conservative allies, but in connection with the war engagement in the mediate East – alternatively of strengthening the conservative camp – could bring it down. spiritual people request to be on defender one more time so that they are not instrumentally used.
Source: lediplomate.media
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