Why We’re Feeling Lonely: and What We Can Do About It

by Shelby Abbott

Publisher:

The Good Book Company

, 2026

Overview

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.You’ll see...how a better grasp of the gospel gives you an authentic sense of self in a world of filtered digital identitieshow gospel friendships are an antidote to porn use and a casual attitude towards sexhow gospel empathy strengthens relationships in a culture of polarization and angerhow gospel involvement can help heal feelings of depression and anxietyWhy 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.

Key Features

Shows how the authentic Christian life tackles the epidemic of loneliness in Gen Z today

Contents

Introduction: The Loneliness EpidemicPart One: Screen Time1. Deepening the Disconnect: Digital Identities2. Authentic Healing: Gospel GraspPart Two: Relationship3. Deepening the Disconnect: Porn and Casual Sex4. Authentic Healing: Gospel FriendshipsPart Three: Emotion5. Deepening the Disconnect: Polarization and Anger6. Authentic Healing: Gospel EmpathyPart Four: Community7. Deepening the Disconnect: Depression and Anxiety8. Authentic Healing: Gospel Involvement9. The Long Game

Product Details

• Title: Why We’re Feeling Lonely: and What We Can Do About It
• Author: Shelby Abbott
• Publisher: The Good Book Company
• Print Publication Date: 2026
• Logos Release Date: 2025
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Ebook
• ISBNs: 9781802543698, 1802543694
• Resource ID: LLS:9781802543698
• Resource Type: Monograph
• Metadata Last Updated: 2025-07-08T17:54:44Z

About Shelby Abbott

Shelby Abbott is an author, campus minister, and conference speaker on staff with the ministry of Cru. His passion for university students has led him to speak at college campuses all over the United States and author the books Jacked and I Am a Tool (To Help with Your Dating Life). He and his wife, Rachael, have two daughters and live in Downingtown, Pennsylvania.