(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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

(Image by Hands off my tags! Michael Gaida from Pixabay via Courthouse News) (CN) — A study on Americans’ spiritual beliefs released Thursday morning by the Pew Research Center found that 7 in 10 U.S.

Religious and spiritual experiences activate the brain reward circuits in much the same way as love, sex, gambling, drugs and music, report researchers at the University of Utah School of Medicine.