Psychologists have demonstrated the value of diversity–particularly diversity of viewpoints–
for enhancing creativity, discovery, and problem solving. But one key type of viewpoint …

In this article, I review three contemporary streams of scholarship that are revitalizing the
cultural analysis of religion, an approach that dates to the discipline's founding. Research …

Does my life have any deeper meaning? Does God really care about me? How can I find
and follow my moral compass? What do I do when my faith is shaken to the core? Spiritual …

Nancy Tatom Ammerman examines the stories Americans tell of their everyday lives, from
dinner table to office and shopping mall to doctor's office, about the things that matter most to …

“Spirituality” often has been framed in social science research as an alternative to organized
“religion,” implicitly or explicitly extending theoretical arguments about the privatization of …

Containing the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States requires mobilizing a large majority
of the mass public to vaccinate, but many Americans are hesitant or opposed to vaccination …

This study explores the identity formation process of self-avowed atheists in the context of
American culture. Drawing on data collected from participant observation and 40 individual …

The New York Times bestselling author explains why any attempt to make religion
compatible with science is doomed to fail. What we read in the news today is full of …

The global decline of religiosity represents one of the most significant societal shifts in recent
history. After millennia of near-universal religious identification, the world is experiencing a …

Debates about religion and educational attainment often assume that members of certain
religious groups do not seek out knowledge of science because they are opposed to the use …