Each year, Springtide invites a BIPOC fellow (a social scientist of color in training or in early career) to engage the work we do studying young people under 25. This year, we’ve had the privilege of working with Dr. Kitzia Moreno-Garza, a clinical psychologist who focuses on children and adolescents
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. We send our work into the world with a clear narrative on what the data show—and we know that data is
Springtide Research Institute was recently featured in an article by Religion News Service. 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. But these days, Swift’s faith appears more fluid. Her religious references are
Springtide Research Institute was recently featured by Fetzer Institute in an article. 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’s report is filled with insights into the sacred lives of teens and young
Springtide Research Institute was recently featured by FemCatholic in an article. 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. In their report “The State of Religion and Young People 2023: Exploring the Sacred,”
Schools are natural hubs for connection. Whether it’s the large community of an entire school or the individual subcommunities that comprise it, schools provide opportunities to forge relationships that can meet a variety of needs. And this type of connection is more important than ever. National institutions like the CDC
In conjunction with the release of The State of Religion & Young People 2023: Exploring the Sacred, members of our 2023 Springtide Ambassadors Program (SAP) nominated songs they feel help create a sense of the sacred wherever they are. In this post, SAP member Brandon offers a reflection on how
April 12th is National Drop Everything and Read (D.E.A.R.) Day, and members of our 2023 Springtide Ambassadors Program (SAP) have identified books that their peers should not miss (with a couple of podcast recommendations thrown in). While anyone could enjoy these, Gen Zers in particular should not miss these recommendations. Read
Springtide is officially one year into its journey to learn what’s working for Gen Z. Supported by a $1.25 million grant from Lilly Foundation, our research team has been connecting with organizations across the country to understand what is engaging Gen Z in America’s new religious and spiritual landscape. Early
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 young people think, feel, act, and believe. Some of our findings encourage religious and spiritual leaders, while others may cause