Explore common causes of loneliness among young adults and how being rooted in God’s design for relationships and community brings healing.
According to Forbes, 73% of young adults feel alone sometimes or always.
But Christians have a unique kind of opportunity to find genuine community and friendships. When you live life for Jesus, you have the ultimate comfort that he’s always alongside you. So why are you still feeling lonely?
In this short, punchy book, you’ll explore specific reasons why you and many others in Gen Z are fighting loneliness—even as Christians. After each compelling diagnosis of what fuels detachment, you’ll unpack a solution rooted in God’s design for relationships and community.
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<marketing>Why We’re Feeling Lonely (and What We Can Do About It) is written by Shelby Abbott, who has served in ministry with young adults for over two decades.
Great for giving away in young-adult ministry contexts.
Introduction: The Loneliness Epidemic
Part One: Screen Time
1. Deepening the Disconnect: Digital Identities
2. Authentic Healing: Gospel Grasp
Part Two: Relationship
3. Deepening the Disconnect: Porn and Casual Sex
4. Authentic Healing: Gospel Friendships
Part Three: Emotion
5. Deepening the Disconnect: Polarization and Anger
6. Authentic Healing: Gospel Empathy
Part Four: Community
7. Deepening the Disconnect: Depression and Anxiety
8. Authentic Healing: Gospel Involvement
9. The Long Game
Contributors | Shelby Abbott, Paul David Tripp |
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ISBN | 9781802543681 |
Format | Paperback |
First published | January 2026 |
Dimensions | 128mm x 198mm x 9mm |
Weight | 0.16 kg |
Language | English |
Pages | 144 |
Publisher | The Good Book Company |