Religion and Spirituality

Since our inception, Springtide has aimed to offer research and actionable insights to help those who care for young people to care better. One of the main questions we’ve pursued is – how can we [...]

Social science has long proven that the development of our identities is impacted by our parents are, the ZIP code where we were born, our household income, and society’s standards for what to [...]

Of the thousands of young people we surveyed for our research on Gen Z, faith and mental health, one-third said they are not flourishing (another term for succeeding or prospering) in their [...]

Springtide interviews young people from a variety of backgrounds and demographics for our studies, and as you might guess, our religious and spiritual lives can be influenced by where we grow up, [...]

Gen Z may not fill seats at weekend religious services, but that doesn’t mean they don’t believe in the higher power on which many of those services are focused. A large majority of young people [...]

A question we frequently hear at Springtide is “why don’t young people want to come to church?” Our data does show many young people don’t attend religious services regularly, that doesn’t mean [...]

What does it mean to be religious? Is that different from being spiritual? Since the terms are often used interchangeably, it’s understandable that there’s often confusion on the topic. For some, [...]

A common misconception about young people, and Gen Z in particular, is that they are moving away from belief in a higher power and no longer claim any sort of religious or spiritual ties. After [...]

The Springtide Ambassadors Program (SAP) launched in January 2021 with our inaugural group of youth and young adult ambassadors entering an online cohort that stretched over a 15-month [...]

Each of us discovered different ways to handle our mental, physical, and spiritual health during the COVID-19 pandemic. While the pandemic still continues, many of us have now combined [...]