Springtide Research Institute was recently featured by Religion News Service. This article, A new aspect of the Tarot boom: Diversity in the deck is reprinted in part below, but we encourage you to visit their site to read the piece in its entirety. Since before the pandemic began, the boom
Lily, a sophomore in high school, compares her faith journey to her life as a ballet dancer, describing both as constants which offer her a source of comfort as well as happiness. A practicing Catholic, Lily also points to reading scripture, being in nature, spending time with her family, connecting
Springtide Research Institute was recently featured by Deseret News. This article, America’s youth are religious. They’re spiritual. But they don’t trust institutions is reprinted in part below, but we encourage you to visit their site to read the piece in its entirety. Wearing bright-orange shirts and standing on a strip
Saad, a pre-med student in Chicago, shares how asking hard questions and traversing obstacles throughout his adolescence have deepened both his understanding and practice of Islam. He describes his daily prayer life where he can “talk to God as a friend” as well as acts of charity as essential sacred
Springtide Research Institute was recently featured by Gallup. This article, Religion in the U.S.: Items of Note From Ongoing Research is reprinted in part below, but we encourage you to visit their site to read the piece in its entirety. Several studies have suggested a stabilization in the increase of
Lucy, a college student at Villanova University, shares how she weaves an appreciation for tradition with a need for exploration in how she defines and approaches her spiritual life. Participating in small faith communities, playing music in various religious and non-religious spaces, and connecting with the natural world are practices
Some of life’s biggest questions are: Who am I? What is my purpose? Or lately for me: What’s next? I’ve realized that I turn to three sources to hold these questions and think through answers. It’s interesting to look at Springtide’s statistics about where people are looking to reveal all the answers—including looking to themselves. When asked “Why, when facing uncertain
Springtide Research Institute was recently featured by The Wall Street Journal. This article, Young People Say Disconnect Keeps Them From Church is reprinted in part below, but we encourage you to visit their site to read the piece in its entirety. Half of young people ages 13 to 25 surveyed said
Springtide Executive Director Dr. Josh Packard talks with Marte Aboagye, producer of The Voices of Young People Podcast, about key themes and takeaways from Season 5, exploring how the 10 guests’ stories correspond with our latest report: The State of Religion & Young People 2021: Navigating Uncertainty.
Faith Unbundled is a term for what might seem like the “cherry-picking” approach to Generation Z’s spiritual and religious affiliation. It is a phenomenon that has been present in my own life for years, though I didn’t previously have a title for it. If it sounds arrogant or entitled—to essentially