Hameeda, Age 23
Hameeda shares why her current spiritual view has “God on hold for now,” but why she nonetheless still holds some values and practices from her Muslim upbringing. She describes [...]
Austin, Age 16
Austin describes how being a Reform Jew provides him with a meaningful faith tradition to both learn from and find connection, why he meditates or does yoga before his baseball games, and how his [...]
The Kids Are All Right
Springtide Head Writer & Editor Ellen Koneck was a featured guest on The Commonweal Podcast, speaking with managing editor Katie Daniels about The State of Religion & Young People [...]
Matthew, Age 24
Matthew, a seminary student pursuing ordination within the Unitarian Universalist Church, offers his definition of the Divine, various spiritual practices he seeks to cultivate, and why he looks [...]
In the News: Religion and Young People: Relational Authority and Potatoes in the Basement
Springtide Research Institute was recently featured in Interfaith America, the blog for Interfaith Youth Core. This article, Religion and Young People: Relational Authority and [...]
In the News: Study: Increasingly Isolated Youth Connect to Faith through Relationship
Springtide Research Institute was recently featured in National Catholic Reporter (NCR). The article, Study: Increasingly isolated youth connect to faith through relationship by Lucy [...]
Mackenna, Age 19
Mackenna shares how her identity as a Christian shapes the ways she seeks to build and engage community, how music is a place where she finds spiritual connection, and the way she sees love for [...]
Discussing & Debriefing the Election with Young People: Five Tips
No matter the outcome, trusted adults need to #showupforyoungpeople In our team meetings leading up to this week, we’ve been discussing the election. During our most recent conversation, we came [...]