Religion & Spirituality

Our newest report, The State of Religion & Young People 2023: Exploring the Sacred, presents the ways young people experience the sacred in traditional spaces and throughout day-to-day life. [...]

At Springtide, we focus on learning and understanding how young people make meaning via their religious and spiritual lives and beyond. Over the years, we’ve gathered numerous insights on how [...]

As part of our work for The State of Religion & Young People 2023: Exploring the Sacred, we invited young people ages 13 to 25 to submit an original photo to My Sacred Space, an online photo [...]

In our latest report, The State of Religion & Young People 2023: Exploring the Sacred, young people report that sacred moments are characterized by truth, wonder, awe, gratitude, and a sense [...]

In our latest report, The State of Religion & Young People 2023: Exploring the Sacred, young people say that sacred experiences aren’t necessarily tied to physical places but are more often [...]

Those in ministry often ask, “Why don’t young people come to religious services?” Service attendance isn’t the primary marker of a full spiritual life, especially for Gen Z. Sixty-eight percent [...]

Technology’s impact on the way we experience the world is not as clear-cut as it once was. Digital spaces and the level of connection that happens there have grown more complex, more tangible and [...]

In our annual State of Religion & Young People reports, we survey young people on certain dimensions of religion and spirituality to measure changes from both year to year and over time. [...]

In 2023, Springtide embarked on new research with students from Catholic schools from across the country. The findings revealed some specific insights around creating a sense of belonging for [...]

Springtide data show that fewer and fewer young people are reporting regular attendance at religious services. This is on par with the larger trend of declining service attendance by people of [...]