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Don't Forget We're Here Forever

A New Generation's Search for Religion

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Don't Forget We're Here Forever

By: Lamorna Ash
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‘Captivating’ Telegraph
‘Fascinating’ Sunday Times
‘Spellbinding’ Katy Hessel
‘A book for our moment’ Irish Times

Lamorna Ash (‘a new star of non-fiction’ William Dalrymple) explores why young people today are turning to faith in an age of uncertainty.

When several of her friends turned to faith in their twenties, Lamorna Ash sensed the beginnings of a phenomenon. In our fractured age, a new generation was rediscovering Christianity for itself.

In this urgent and lyrical adventure, Ash embarks on a journey across Britain to meet the young people wrestling with faith today. Taking us from ancient abbeys to modern meeting houses, silent retreats to garrulous Bible classes, Don’ t Forget We’re Here Forever explores our need for community and nourishment of the soul.

A BOOK OF THE YEAR FOR: THE GUARDIAN, NEW YORKER GQ AND PROSPECT©2025 Lamorna Ash (P)2025 Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Anthropology Christian Living Christianity
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Critic reviews

[The] book will be of great benefit to scholars seeking works on spiritual formation, pastoral counseling, relationships, studies of secularism, pedagogy, and modern Christian movements.
The question this book asks concerns a whole generation . . . Not only a fascinating sociological study and religious memoir, but a profound look at the power of ritual and communion with others . . . “I feel so different to the person I was when I started this research,” Ash concludes. Readers may find they close this book feeling different too (Laura Hackett)
A twenty-first-century version of Rural Rides, except that in place of William Cobbett’s horse, Ash set off in a twenty-year-old Toyota Corolla . . . A captivating narrative of discovery . . . Don’t Forget We’re Here Forever is a Pilgrim’s Progress for our time (Catherine Pepinster)
In this smart and heartfelt book, one of our most talented young writers takes to the road to meet them, all around Britain, and discover what’s afoot
Lyrical, reflective . . . A rare and arresting book (Pippa Bailey)
Ash's first book, on the Cornish fishing community, written with wide-eyed wonder when she was in her early 20s, was excellent, and her second is even better . . . Ash has that great skill of writing narrative non-fiction in a nuanced way, subtly revealing the complexities of humanity (Patrick Galbraith)
In ancient abbeys and modern meeting houses, in silent retreats and garrulous reading groups, Ash meets born-again evangelicals and utopian Quakers and all sorts in between . . . Offers scintillating insight into how faith works in an age of intense self-fashioning
Meticulously crafted . . . Through her personal experiences and reflections Ash illuminates the inadequacy of mere statistical measures of religious attendance . . . The author pursues her quest through intelligent observation and exploratory conversation . . . These reflections on a “new generation’s search for religion” will be rewarding reading for many (Alister McGrath)
Inspired by the abrupt embrace of religion by two friends, Lamorna Ash has investigated how many young people are now turning towards faith, not away from it. Don’t Forget We’re Here Forever takes in every facet of this, from youth festivals put on by evangelicals to monasteries on Scottish islands. Along the way, she touches on her own relationship to religion too
An important and human book about the state of Christianity in contemporary Britain (Stuart Kelly)
It is not surprising that at a time like this, people should turn to older sources of meaning. Don’t Forget We’re Here Forever is therefore a book for our moment . . . Subtle, self-conscious and beautifully wrought . . . A literary performance of a high order; it is also a deeply humane book (Kevin Power)
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Hearing both Lamorna’s words and voice felt consoling. Especially when facing the uncomfortable reality of the complicated landscapes of the Christian Faith. Filled with generosity, curiosity and kindness. Thank you

Generous, kind and poetical wisdom. Spacious for thoughts to expand.

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Great read and well narrated. Was nice to read whilst in Oxford surrounded by churches :)

Fantastic read

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A thoughtful journey of self-exploration through conversations and encounters with others - this book is a must-read for those interested in the religious landscape of gen-z Brits. I loved Lamorna's honesty and their desire not to convince or persuade, but to encourage and explain.

Refreshing exploration of 21st Century Christianity

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As someone who grew up in Christianity, I’ve grown tired of it, embarrassed of the label but never able to shake it off. My politics and my life don’t necessarily match up to the mould I was brought up in and that means I’ve struggled to exist in/with it in my adult life. But this book allows me to experience my religion from a perspective I never got to have. Through the lens of someone coming to it from a fresh and open perspective where the stakes never mattered - opinions formed out of curiosity, deep study and empathy. Couldn’t be more grateful for this book. Lamorna’s a legend and has a really nice voice x

Just really bloody good

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Exquisitely observed and deeply personal. The author has the capacity to enter in to the many stories of faith across the diverse denominations in the UK. Lamorna beautifully articulates the best and worst of our Christian traditions allowing herself to experience them first hand.

Thank you Lamorna, your words have made so much sense to me

Captivating

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