Many people today wrestle with understanding whether they identify as religious, spiritual, or somewhere in between. It’s not uncommon to hear someone say, “I’m spiritual, not religious,” but what ...

In this episode of #ThinkAboutIt, we explore the thoughts of the younger generation. How do they define themselves? Are they religious or spiritual? What shapes their views on religion, and what ...

As a psychologist, I am a scientist of human behavior. I am accountable to what can be understood scientifically through empiricism. And yet empiricism is not the only method we use to explore reality ...

Angels, aliens, and ghosts—oh my! In this episode of Crash Course Religions, we figure out how the paranormal and supernatural shows up in our religions, and outside of them. If you or someone you ...

Last week’s Pew survey shows that Americans are increasingly becoming more spiritual than religious. In fact, 41% of adults grew more spiritual, compared with 24% who grew more religious over their ...

How does one go about counting the number of spiritual people in the United States? And how do Americans define spirituality? In preparation for this survey, we reviewed the academic literature on ...

The first time I heard the concept of “multiple religious belonging,” I was a college student. Iyanla Vanzant was a visiting professor at Bennett College during my senior year in 2011. While I wasn’t ...

(RNS) — In a year of schisms, global wars and religious scandals, hope wasn’t always easy to come by in 2023. Sometimes the greatest comfort in such times can be the stories of those who have dealt ...

At issue in the court case to resume this Wednesday and Thursday is whether West Virginia's school vaccination law is ...

Americans who are lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender (LGBT) tend to be less religious than those who are not LGBT. In addition, adults who are lesbian, gay or bisexual have more negative views than ...