For all the talk surrounding the alleged death of religion, one would
assume that interest in spiritual themes is anemic at best. However,
this isn’t necessarily the case. While the proportion of Americans who
count themselves as religiously-unaffiliated is on the rise, there’s still a great deal of interest in exploring faith and religion.
Consider the annual “Passion” conference,
which is set to break its own attendance record this year. With 60,000
students and preachers slated to head to Atlanta to take part in the
four-day Christian-themed event, it’s impossible to dismiss the
ever-intense devotion that many still have to faith and religious
structures.
As The Christian Post notes,
the event’s purpose is focused around “making Jesus famous and fighting
modern-day slavery.” Some of the biggest and most popular orators and
faith-based musicians will address and perform for the massive audience
at the Georgia Dome, as the collective group invokes faith to contend
with complex, modern-day issues. The Post has more about the festivities, which began on Tuesday night and will extend through Friday:
In what will be the largest single Passion gathering in
North America since the Passion movement began in 1995, attendees will
hear from dynamic Christian speakers including Louie Giglio, John Piper,
Beth Moore, Francis Chan, Judah Smith, and Gary Haugen. Worship through
music will also be an integral component of the conference, and lead
musicians include Chris Tomlin, Matt Redman, Christy Nockels, Kristian
Stanfill, Charlie Hall, David Crowder, Lecrae, and Jesus Culture
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