At the beginning of a new year, I encourage you to reflect. Where do you hold on too tightly? Where might forgiveness bring freedom, or gratitude lighten your spirit?

(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 ...

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) — Whether it’s knitting, dancing or chopping onions, any activity is a spiritual one, as long as it’s done with the divine in mind. Over their 30-year careers as co-editors of their internet ...

Asking about people’s activities, habits and rituals is one way to explore how abstract concepts such as spirituality and religion show up in everyday life. In this survey, we asked respondents to ...

A new article published in the journal journal Spirituality in Clinical Practice suggests that there are fewer differences between people who are part of an organized religion and those who practice ...

Do you sometimes feel you walk through life feeling as if you’re half asleep—spiritually, that is? You may be in need of a spiritual awakening. While the idea of a spiritual awaking may sound a little ...

As spring unfolds, the natural world awakens with fresh energy and possibility. This seasonal transition offers more than just an opportunity to declutter closets and scrub baseboards—it presents a ...

America’s God came into being in 1620 somewhere near Plymouth Rock, and He hasn’t changed much since. That’s more or less the story that many Americans have been told. Of course, it isn’t true; ...

Spiritual depression generally refers to a loss of spiritual vitality and joy. In terms of Christianity, experiencing a spiritual depression might involve: losing touch with your faith “forgetting” ...