New research suggests religious skepticism often softens when faith is encountered through service.

This is the lived reality of millions of people in highly controlling religions, cults, and coercive situations worldwide. Individuals in such situations are physically free to leave and yet feel ...

Spiritual and religious practices vary around the world. Some activities, such as prayer, are widespread across many societies. Other practices, such as fasting and lighting incense or candles, are ...

Those who seek spirituality will ultimately find it, in part, among other people. The more circles of connection that emanate into the world, the more wholeness we will share, together.

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 ...

(RNS) — Religiously unaffiliated Americans represent about 28% of the country’s population, according to 2024 Pew Research Center data. As this demographic has grown, so, too, have the number of ...

JERUSALEM (RNS) — The Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas massacre and ensuing war have changed the way many young Jewish Israelis feel about their religious and spiritual lives, according to a new study by ...

In the religious / spiritual dimension of your life, how do you identify? For example, with respect to religion / spirituality, fill in the blank: “I am a(n) _____.“ You may find this sentence easy to ...

Hindus and Jews are much more likely to have a four-year college degree than Americans in other religious groups.

Some declarations spread because they soothe the human psyche on many levels. They sound smart. The words alone seem to offer both a pithy and a profound insight. They sound superior. They profess a ...

Picking a name for your child is one of the first major decisions parents make. Names with religious significance are not ...

Religion and spirituality can be deeply personal, and incredibly global. Whether you actively practice a faith or are just curious about the role religion plays in culture, your beliefs (or lack ...