(RNS) — Criticism of spirituality as inherently selfish may be overblown, according to two new studies that suggest people who are spiritual but not religious are civically and politically engaged.

People who report having spiritual awareness have it vary throughout the day, rather than being constant, according to a study by University of Connecticut researchers. The study, which will be ...

Maybe religion really is the opiate of the masses, just not the way Karl Marx imagined. A University of Washington study posits that worship services at megachurches can trigger feelings of ...

The celebrated first Chief Rabbi of pre-state Israel, Rav Avraham Yitzchak HaCohen Kook (1865-1935) is recognized as being among the most important Jewish thinkers of all time. His writings reflect ...

(RNS) — Among the spiritual but not religious, 38% say religion does more harm than good, while just 7% of religious Americans share this view. (RNS) — Americans have been abandoning organized ...

Spirituality, not organized religion, may be the key to finding meaning in life. A new article published in the journal Spirituality in Clinical Practice suggests that there are fewer differences ...

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Aug. 13 -- Older patients wrestling with religious beliefs during an illness may have an increased risk of dying, according to a new study. Patients who said they felt "abandoned or punished by God," ...