It has long been recognized that experience with an earthly father deeply informs the

perspective about the heavenly father. In “How the West Really Lost God,” sociologist Mary
Eberstadt correctly asserts, “The fortunes of religion rise or fall with the state of the family.”
-Mary Eberstadt
-http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2017/04/30/ten-reasons-millennials-are-backing-away-from-
god-and-christianity.html

For Cornelio (2016), he stretched the concept of Filipino millennial as those who likes to eat,
pray, and love. They are not only disposed to buying gadgets or food tripping; they too can be
individualistic but not necessarily self-centered. Cornelio (2016) further added that their
attachment to new technology and gadget would seemingly define the millennial as
egocentric
-https://www.rappler.com/thought-leaders/143714-defining-filipino-millennials

Affirmed moreover, Strommen (2000) stated that the powerful influence in the faith
development of millennial youth is family, congregation, community and culture.
-https://www.dlsu.edu.ph/conferences/arts_congress/2017/_pdf/paper-19.pdf

In his recently released book, Reimagining Faith Formation for the 21st Century, John
Roberto provides some important observations and reflections on this wider picture: ‘Family
religious transmission and socialization are the foundation for the development of faith and
faith practices in children and for participation in church life and worship. As Christian Smith
observes, “teenagers with seriously religious parents are more likely than those without such
parents to have been trained in their lives to think, feel, believe, and act as serious religious
believers, and that that training ‘sticks’ with them even when they leave home and enter
emerging adulthood
https://www.lifelongfaith.com/p17/Reimagining_Faith_Formation_for_the_21st_Century.pdf

Faith and family are ‘two spirals that when linked to one another can effectively reproduce,
but whose strength and momentum depend on one another.’ Family and faith operate in
lockstep. ‘One spiral in the double helix is only as strong as the other.’
-Eberstadt
https://www.nationalreview.com/magazine/2013/05/01/faith-and-family/

"If it is the case that millennials are less 'atheists' than they are 'bored,' then serious
engagements with Christian social innovation, and with deep intellectual reflection (and these
two things are connected), would offer promising signs of hope," L. Gregory Jones said
http://spu.edu/depts/uc/response/new/2015-autumn/bible-theology/raising-up-millennial-
leaders.pdf

“ unlike previous studies, ours is able to show that millennials' lower religious involvement is
due to cultural chang, not to the millennial being young and unsettled” said jean twenge,
author of generation me
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/05/150527124727.htm
 ARTICLES and BOOKS

Environment or society affect the spirituality of the millennial (Articles and Books)

Academic Integrity of Millennials: The Impact of

Religion and Spirituality
Millicent F. Nelson, Matrecia S. L. James, Angela Miles, Daniel L. Morrell &
Sally Sledge
Academic Integrity of Millennials: The Impact of Religion and Spirituality
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/297601204_Academic_Integrity_of_Millennials_The
_Impact_of_Religion_and_Spirituality

Millennials: The least religious generation

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/05/150527124727.htm

Literature Review:  Factors Affecting the Development of Generation X and Millennials.

Societal Factors Affecting Education.
https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED478488.

For Family Factors affecting spirituality of the millennial (Articles and books)

It's Dangerous to Believe: Religious Freedom and Its Enemies, by Mary Eberstadt 
https://www.nationalreview.com/magazine/2016/07/11/mary-eberstadt-its-dangerous-to-
believe/

Reimagining Faith Formation for the 21st Century

https://formingfaith.wordpress.com/tag/mary-eberstadt/