Spiritual engagement is associated with a 13 percent decrease in substance use over time. Participation in a religious ...

(RNS) — Criticism of spirituality as inherently selfish may be overblown, according to two new studies that suggest people who are spiritual but not religious are civically and politically engaged.

(RNS) — Among the spiritual but not religious, 38% say religion does more harm than good, while just 7% of religious Americans share this view. (RNS) — Americans have been abandoning organized ...

The 2025 Harvard Youth Poll shows that the majority of young adults (ages 18-29) describe the U.S. Democracy as either in trouble or as an experiment that has already failed. For college students in ...

We commonly consider spiritual practices as sources of peace and inspiration. A recent study led by researchers at the University of Vienna shows that they can also be experienced differently: Many ...

Scientists have identified a possible neurobiological home for the spiritual experience -- the sense of connection to something greater than oneself. Yale scientists have identified a possible ...

The first research study into the sexual abuse of women religious in German-speaking countries has shown a common pattern of spiritual abuse with global cases and highlighted that the majority of ...