Research

In our newest report, The State of Religion & Young People 2023: Exploring the Sacred, young people share their insights on what is sacred to them and how the sacred impacts their lives. Our data show that regardless of religious upbringing or affiliation, young people experience the sacred, or “those

As we embarked on this year’s report, we asked young people that initial question. Their responses transcended narrow categories and painted an expansive picture of how sacred experience can take shape. The State of Religion and Young People 2023: Exploring the Sacred highlights what we’ve learned from the more than

Next Tuesday, November 7, we launch our newest report!  The State of Religion & Young People 2023: Exploring the Sacred reveals the latest insights on what young people ages 13 to 25 are thinking, feeling, doing, and believing when it comes to their religious and spiritual lives. This report takes

Springtide’s mission is to listen and understand the distinct ways young people express community, identity, and meaning. While we craft actionable insights based on that research, we look to others directly invested in working with young people to help make our insights tangible and actionable in their contexts. Fuller Youth

Springtide Research Institute is thrilled to announce Dr. Tricia Bruce as its new director. Dr. Bruce has devoted her career as a sociologist to studying and communicating the dynamics of social life, particularly the organizational, attitudinal, and generational aspects of contemporary religion. Read more about Dr. Bruce here.  Members of

Dr. Kitzia Moreno-Garza is our BIPOC Fellow for 2023–2024, working closely with Senior Research Associate Nabil Tueme to understand how race and culture impact Gen Z’s transition into adulthood and how Gen Z makes sense of their identities. Below, she reveals how her identities inform her beliefs. Nepantleras are the

For our first State of Religion and Young People report in 2020, we surveyed thousands of young people and interviewed dozens more on how they form their religious and spiritual beliefs and identities and how they undertake practices. As we looked at what the data revealed about young people’s inner

Springtide Research Institute is pleased to welcome Dr. Hannah Evans to our team. She is a sociologist who specializes in how racial and cultural socialization shape religiosity in adolescence and emerging adulthood. Below, she shares her personal story of how she came to this particular focus and what it means

Springtide Research Institute is pleased to welcome Jaclyn Doherty to our team. Jaclyn is a PhD candidate in Psychology at The Graduate Center, CUNY, where her academic research centers around religious/spiritual identity in social spaces. Below, she shares her own research experiences and what it means for her work at