Current Research
The latest findings from a survey on the congregational engagement of Christian church attenders in the aftermath of Covid suggest that most attenders have either remained consistently engaged or have increased their worship attendance. The results of the 2024 Exploring th
Close to 3 in 10 Americans make use of astrology, tarot cards or fortunetellers at least once a year, though only a small fraction rely on these practices to ma
A major new study finds a strong association between religious identity and human flourishing.
The gender gap in churches is growing, with young men and women differing on social and moral issues.
Both in the U.S. and the UK, surveys on religion are showing some stability, even an uptick in spiritual and religious interest and involvement in the case of the latter.
Homeschooled young people are the most religiously active of any other kinds of college students, followed closely by parochial school students, according to political scientist Ryan Burge in his Substack newsletter Graphs about Religion (January 20)
In 2023, there were a recorded 2,444 anti-Christian hate crimes documented by police and civil society in 35 European countries, including 232 personal attacks, such as harassment, threats and physical violence, according to a report from the Observatory on Intolerance and Discrim
While voting patterns among religious believers have held steady in recent elections, there was less support for President-elect Donald Trump among Protestants compared to 2020.
■ While there is less opposition to the prospect of an atheist president, especially as the stigma of atheism has decreased in recent years, partisanship and religiosity may still keep voters from electing even patriotic candidates if they don’t profess a faith, a new study finds.