Leaning into this shared understanding, instead of focusing on divisive political or religious rhetoric, can be a starting ...

Dear Annie: I am a non-observant Jew. My spiritual beliefs are very personal, and I don’t discuss them casually. My mother became a Christian. This is important because, as she went deeper into her ...

This chapter focuses on three groups of U.S. adults, based on their answers to the following four questions: Do you think of yourself as spiritual? Do you think of yourself as religious? How important ...

(RNS) — Last week, Pew released a new survey describing the state of spirituality in America. It contains a lot of interesting information about Americans’ spiritual beliefs as well as new demographic ...

(RNS) — When French intellectual Alexis de Tocqueville toured the United States in the early 19th century, he was struck by how religious Americans were. He linked that religiosity with the success of ...

Spirituality can mean many different things to Americans. For instance, about a quarter of Americans say that, to them, being spiritual is about connections, including being connected to God, nature ...

I don’t share Jean’s religion, but we were survivors of childhood sexual abuse. We became friendly and Jean shared that my understanding helped her. It’s now 15 years on, my mother died last year, and ...

The human propensity to believe the improbable keeps church doors open (1). It is also the reason that confidence tricksters live well. Perhaps prophets are merely con men who specialize in the ...

Dear Eric: I am a non-observant Jew. My spiritual beliefs are very personal, and I don’t discuss them casually. My mother became a Christian. This is important because, as she went deeper into her ...