‘Harry Potter and the Sacred Text’ creates spiritual experience for fans of...
INDIANAPOLIS (RNS) — The chance to discuss 'Harry Potter' from a spiritual standpoint is what brought hundreds of fans to a live taping of 'Harry Potter and the Sacred Text' last week in a sold-out...
View ArticleGetting in on — and tossed out of — the Satanist Temple joke
(RNS) — As more and more millennials identify with spiritual or philosophical movements outside the bounds of 'traditional' religions, how will these groups police their ideology while remaining...
View ArticleNuns & Nones helps millennials find surprise soulmates in Catholic sisters
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (RNS) — Nuns & Nones is a growing alliance connecting Catholic women religious, most of whom are over 60, with 20- and 30-something millennials, many of whom identify as...
View ArticleMillennials, moral relativism and Iris Murdoch
(RNS) — The celebrated British novelist Iris Murdoch, who would have turned 100 this week, anticipated young Americans' attempt to find goodness without God. The post Millennials, moral relativism and...
View ArticleA Durham, NC, church sees the arts as its North Star
DURHAM, N.C. (RNS) — An old church is refurbished and reimagined to focus on the arts and the ways in which artistic expression can be a vehicle for transcendence. The post A Durham, NC, church sees...
View ArticleDinner church movement sets the table for food, faith and friendships
CHICAGO (RNS) — Dinner churches are popping up across the country in churches in a number of denominations, conservative and progressive, urban and rural and everything in between. The post Dinner...
View ArticleFor anxious young adults, religion can be a wellness tool, says new study
(RNS) — A new study by the Christian research firm Barna Group suggests faith can be an asset when dealing with mental health concerns. The post For anxious young adults, religion can be a wellness...
View ArticleParenting after faith shift, progressive Christians look for new resources
(RNS) — Faith shifts can raise even more questions for millennials and other young adults as they begin to have children. The post Parenting after faith shift, progressive Christians look for new...
View Article‘What Do You Believe Now?’ Film follows up with millennials 17 years later
(RNS) — Filmmaker Sarah Feinbloom talked to Religion News Service about reconnecting with the millennials she interviewed 17 years ago and how their faith journeys mirror national trends. The post...
View ArticlePew report: Older US Christians being quickly replaced by young ‘nones’
(RNS) — The latest survey shows Christians have declined by 12 percentage points over the past decade. The post Pew report: Older US Christians being quickly replaced by young ‘nones’ appeared first on...
View ArticleNeighborly Faith urges evangelicals to find a ‘third way’ to befriend Muslims
WHEATON, Ill. (RNS) — Neighborly Faith is a nationwide movement to bring Christians and Muslims together. The post Neighborly Faith urges evangelicals to find a ‘third way’ to befriend Muslims...
View ArticleWill young white evangelicals turn their backs on Trump?
(RNS) — On social issues, younger evangelicals are drifting toward the center. But the data is mixed on whether they can stomach voting for anyone but the GOP. The post Will young white evangelicals...
View ArticleJ. Dana Trent is on a mission to discuss death with the post-Millennial...
RALEIGH, N.C. (RNS) — Her fascination with death is part of a growing movement whose adherents believe in wresting control of death from the funeral industry and breaking the silence around death...
View ArticleIs the rise of the nones slowing? Scholars say maybe
(RNS) — Three political scientists say Generation Z, broadly defined as Americans born after 1996, doesn’t look any less religious than the millennial generation that came before. The post Is the rise...
View ArticleLondon’s new Faith hub is building young Muslims a bridge back to the mosque
LONDON (RNS) — In a city filled with hundreds upon hundreds of mosques, Faith’s founders had no interest in creating yet another one. Nor do they have any interest in stealing away their congregants....
View ArticleLocation, location, location? How coronavirus is reshaping our sense of place
(RNS) — The rise of the ‘social distancing social life’ makes it clearer than ever that the places that shape us are no longer the hometowns, houses of worship and other communities we take as a given....
View ArticleYoung, evangelical and voting for Biden — but how do they explain it to their...
(RNS) — Young evangelical Joe Biden voters are searching for ways to talk with their friends and relatives about their political decision — and their aversion to President Donald Trump. The post Young,...
View ArticleSurvey: Religion a key topic for many millennial moms during pandemic
(RNS) — Nearly a third of mothers discussed faith or spirituality last year, a new survey found. The post Survey: Religion a key topic for many millennial moms during pandemic appeared first on...
View Article‘OK millennial’: Don’t blame the boomers for decline of religion in America
(RNS) — It was the millennials, not the boomers, who walked away from church. The post ‘OK millennial’: Don’t blame the boomers for decline of religion in America appeared first on Religion News Service.
View ArticleIn Slovakia, Pope Francis urges courage in young generations
VATICAN CITY (RNS) — In impassioned speeches in Slovakia, Pope Francis urged young people to not give into pessimism and instead strive to achieve their dreams. The post In Slovakia, Pope Francis urges...
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