| The Rebelution | |
|---|---|
| Formation | August 2005 |
| Type | NGO |
| Purpose/focus | Youth organization |
| Leader | Alex and Brett Harris |
| Website | TheRebelution.com |
The Rebelution is a Christian ministry/organization directed at youth,[1] describing itself as "a teenage rebellion against the low expectations of an ungodly culture." It was founded in August 2005 by now 22-year-old twin brothers Alex and Brett Harris, younger brothers of best-selling author and pastor Joshua Harris.
Originally just a blog, the Rebelution movement has since grown to include a website and international speaking tour.[2] Since its launch in August 2005, the Rebelution website has received over 32 million hits, with members around the world.[3] The Rebelution Tour is a series of one-day conferences for teens and parents. The June 15, 2009 cover story of ESPN The Magazine is titled "Do Hard Things", focusing on rebelutionary Zac Sunderland who became the youngest person to ever complete a solo boat journey around the world.[4]
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At age 16, Alex and Brett Harris wanted to be movie producers . Instead, they started a blog called "the Rebelution", which described itself as a rebellion against low expectations set by the secular world. They have published two books for Christian teenagers, Do Hard Things: A Teenage Rebellion Against Low Expectations and Start Here.
Alex and Brett Harris have been featured nationally on MSNBC, CNN, NPR, and The New York Times. They were supporters of the campaign of Mike Huckabee.[5][6] Their father is Gregg Harris, a figure in the Christian homeschooling movement. They also co-wrote their book, Do Hard Things: A Teenage Rebellion Against Low Expectations. They are currently juniors at Patrick Henry College in Purcellville, Virginia.[7] Alex married Courtney Edmonds January 2, 2010.[8]
The Modesty Survey was an anonymous survey aimed at Christian teenagers, gathering quantitative and qualitative answers of what Christian boys consider to be immodesty.[9] Hundreds of Christian females submitted questions to the 148-question survey. It has been answered by over 1,500 Christian males,[10] who have submitted 150,000+ answers, including 25,000 text responses. This was done over a 20-day period in January 2007. It has been endorsed by Shaunti Feldhahn, R. Albert Mohler, Jr., C. J. Mahaney, and Joshua Harris, among others.[11] Sociological Images, among others, criticized the survey for having a sexist bias, such as treating modesty as something that pertains only to girls, and immodesty as something that boys get to define.[12].