Exploring the Sacred with Grace, 23 & Tábatha, 20

Hear Grace, 23, in Kansas talk with Tábatha, 20, in Texas about an experience that evoked a sense of wonder, awe, gratitude, deep truth, and/or interconnectedness. Each episode in season 8 features two different young people sharing a story detailing a sacred experience from their lives. This conversation is facilitated

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Social Media’s Positive Power for Young People

Springtide Research Institute was recently featured by Psychology Today in an article written by our very own Angela Patterson, Ph.D. You can see an excerpt of this article in part below, but we encourage you to visit their site to read the piece in its entirety. Springtide Research Institute’s most recent report, The

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Exploring the Sacred with Brigette, 23 & Lensa, 16

Hear Brigette, 23, in Arizona talk with Lensa, 16, in Colorado about an experience that evoked a sense of wonder, awe, gratitude, deep truth, and/or interconnectedness. Each episode in season 8 features two different young people sharing a story detailing a sacred experience from their lives. This conversation is facilitated

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More Insights from the State of Religion & Young People 2023

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

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Exploring the Sacred with Brandon W., 23 & Diana, 16

Hear Brandon, 23, in California talk with Diana, 16, in Colorado about an experience that evoked a sense of wonder, awe, gratitude, deep truth, and/or interconnectedness. Each episode in season 8 features two different young people sharing a story detailing a sacred experience from their lives. This conversation is facilitated

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Young people define ‘sacred moments’ broadly

Springtide Research Institute was recently featured by Baptist Standard. You can see an excerpt of this article in part below, but we encourage you to visit their site to read the piece in its entirety. The Springtide Research Institute report, “The State of Religion & Young People 2023: Exploring the Sacred,” pushes back on

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What, if anything, is sacred?

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

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