The Christian trend can be seen not least in Swedish newspapers' cultural editorial offices with writers such as Josefin de Gregorio and John Sjögren on SvD and Patrik Hagman on DN.

- In principle, all newsrooms have one or more writers attached to them who are clear with their Christian beliefs.

So it is everywhere in the Swedish cultural debate, says Joel Halldorf, who also regularly writes for Expressen.

Christianity also takes place in Expessen's podcast The Moon's Society.

There, the Bible has a central role when the cultural journalist Eric Schüldt and Natalie Lantz, biblical scholar and writer, discuss their souls in a theologically charged way. 

Retrieved title from the book of Revelation

The Christian trend can also be seen in several writings.

- Wera von Essen often reconnects to her Catholic homeland and Johan Heltne talks a lot about his upbringing in the Word of Life and later about how he identifies with a more orthodox Christianity, says Joel Halldorf.

Christianity also has an important place in Karl-Ove Knausgård's writing.

His book The Morning Star has its title from the Book of Revelation.

- He is not only a prominent author but also a very skilled theologian who processes and comes up with his own reflections on God, salvation and grace, says Joel Halldorf.

"Embarrassing to be a Christian"

Since the end of World War II, there has been what Joel Halldorf calls a secular norm in Sweden.

- It has been a bit embarrassing to be a Christian, not least in the Swedish public.

This is changing and Joel Halldorf believes that it is because a younger generation does not have the same view of the church as an oppressive institution that many in an older generation have.

- I do not think that today's young people recognize themselves in the fact that the churches would be powerful.

They do not identify with the church-critical trend but have a more open approach.

He also believes that the most important issues for today's young people are different now than they were in the 20th century.

- Questions such as "what is the meaning of life" and "what is a dignified life" can not be answered by politics.

Here we need religion to get answers.