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 2020. Springtide’s new report, The State of Religion & Young People 2020, invites us to think differently about the religious practices and aspirations
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 up to other faith leaders who demonstrate care and great listening. Listen and Subscribe on: Spotify Apple
Springtide Research Institute was recently featured in Interfaith America, the blog for Interfaith Youth Core. This article, Religion and Young People: Relational Authority and Potatoes in the Basement by Research Advisory Board member Kenji Kuramitsu, is reprinted in part below, but we encourage you to visit their site to read the piece in
Springtide Research Institute was recently featured in National Catholic Reporter (NCR). The article, Study: Increasingly isolated youth connect to faith through relationship by Lucy Grindon, is reprinted in part below, but we encourage you to visit their site to read the piece in its entirety. Young people — including those who are
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 all people modeled by her dad, a pastor. Listen and Subscribe on: Spotify Apple
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 to a question: How are we at Springtide putting into practice the values we learn from our own data? In particular
Springtide Research Institute was recently featured in Real Clear Politics. This article, Youth Are Voting in Historic Numbers. We Should Listen, by Kevin Singer, is reprinted in part below, but we encourage you to visit their site to read the piece in its entirety. I have had very few healthy political conversations in
Springtide Research Institute was recently featured in The Washington Post. This article, Six ways adults can help children make sense of a divisive election by Phyllis Fagell is reprinted in part below, but we encourage you to visit their site to read the piece in its entirety. The morning after
Chaltu describes the ways she practices and honors her faith as a Muslim woman, how the guiding principles of Islam give meaning to her life, and why the young people in her community see their sheikh as a trusted mentor. Listen and Subscribe on: Spotify Apple
My two favorite times in high school were: first, when I was accepted for the Post-Secondary Enrollment Option the local community college; and second, when I graduated. There is a definite similarity between these two moments: I was blessed with and happy for the opportunity to leave my high school because,