(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 ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

More than 20 percent of atheist scientists are spiritual, according to new research. Though the general public marries spirituality and religion, the study found that spirituality is a separate idea - ...

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 ...