Are baby boomers, part of the first generation to lead the contemporary exodus from organized religion, returning to their religious roots?
The ninth wave of a multigenerational study that began in 1971 finds a little more than one in five boomers became more religious in the transition from their 50s to their 60s.
Why the change of heart among baby boomers as they moved from late middle age to early old age?
Older boomers cited several reasons, from seeking solace in life after the death of a spouse to finding other sources of meaning after the loss of a job to a desire to pass on religious beliefs to their grandchildren.
It is not clear if the findings suggest any kind of watershed moment for U.S. religion.