Elyse, Age 15

Elyse, a high school sophomore in Massachusetts, is a Catholic young person who emphasizes the importance of making space for questions as well as doubt within the realm of religion. Her spiritual practices include participating in school masses that are student-run, spending time with her family, and being alone to

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Christian, Age 22

Christian, a senior at La Salle University, grew up in a Puerto Rican-Italian Catholic family but says he presently focuses on not seeing religion as “one-sided.” He utilizes daily meditation, solitude, conversations on faith, and literature with social justice themes to feel in touch with God, nature, and humanity. Listen

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Christianity Today

In the News: Spirituality Is Helping Gen Z Get through the Pandemic

Springtide Research Institute was recently featured by Christianity Today. This article, Spirituality is Helping Gen Z Get Through the Pandemic is reprinted in part below, but we encourage you to visit their site to read the piece in its entirety. Springtide surveyed 10,274 young people ages 13-25 (Gen Z) and

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Episode 8

Zaina, Age 16

Zaina, a high school junior in Massachusetts, shares how her exposure to Islam informs the way she pursues her own sense of spirituality while also borrowing practices she finds meaningful from multiple religions. To feel rooted, she spends time in nature and utilizes meditation, crystals, and wholistic healing. Listen and

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“No Normal to Return to”: A Conversation with Seher & Spencer on Our New Normal Guide

Springtide is excited to share this intimate, wide-ranging, and thoughtful conversation between two siblings, Seher and Spencer, discussing life during the pandemic.   In this video, pediatric chaplain and Springtide Research Advisory Board member Seher Siddiqee sits down with her younger sibling, 14-year-old Spencer, to discuss lessons and challenges from the realities of

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Amethyst, Age 24

Amethyst, a professional dancer in Chicago, shares how they’re seeking to connect histories and spiritual practices from the identities they hold as an African American, Indigenous, and Queer person alongside elements they find meaningful within Christianity. They describe God as a feeling of safety, look to nature to feel rooted,

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