The rise of religious ‘nones’, has been trending over the past several years. University of Tampa Sociology professor Ryan Cragun has uncovered surprising research about why people are leaving ...

Psychologists have found that highly religious people are more likely to experience mixed emotions than non-believers. This phenomenon appears to stem from a specific blend of comfort and fear ...

There are more “nothing in particulars” [in the U.S.] than there are Protestants or Catholics. If you can convince people to care, now you’ve got something. That’s the main challenge of religion going ...

In the new Religious Landscape Study (RLS), nearly three-quarters of U.S. adults who are currently married (74%) say they have the same religion as their spouse, a similar share as in the 2014 RLS (75 ...

Americans have been turning away from organized religion for decades — but recent research suggests that trend might be stalling out. And studies do show that people affiliated with a religion tend to ...

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 ...

Religious belief is one of the oldest and most complex aspects of human culture, shaping civilizations, laws, and personal identities. But for those who stand outside the realm of faith, certain ...

Many men and women who engage in a lifetime of criminal behavior profess to be devout adherents to a religion. They may attend a church, mosque, or synagogue, read religious writings, quote Scripture, ...

(RNS) — On average, people attending church in person had a higher heart rate during the service and experienced more transcendence, according to a recent study. (RNS) — Social scientists have long ...

Doc Bradley grew up in rural Oklahoma and finished his doctorate in Las Vegas before joining the University of Vermont as a professor of politics and religion. When he began teaching here, he was ...