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Americans are more likely to say they are spiritual than to say they are religious. Nearly three-quarters of Americans say they are either very spiritual or somewhat spiritual, while 58% say they are ...

How often do Americans think about spiritual matters or feel moved in spiritual ways? Large majorities of U.S. adults say they experience various kinds of spiritual thoughts and feelings at least ...

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But which gender is narrowing it—and why?

What was religious life like in America in 1776? In this episode of the Harvard Religion Beat podcast, Professor Catherine ...

Federal Bureau of Prisons leadership is embracing faith in programming for inmates, even leading functions in prison.

Controversies regarding religion in the classroom in the United States are as old as the public school system itself. Most recently, a Louisiana law mandates that posters of the Ten Commandments be ...