Some people may see the term “spiritual but not religious” as indecisive and devoid of substance. Others embrace it as an accurate way to describe themselves. What is beyond dispute, however, is that ...

Among the spiritual but not religious, 38 percent say religion does more harm than good, while 7 percent of religious Americans share this view. A new era of nature spirituality has arrived with ...

Nearly six-in-ten “spiritual but not religious” Americans (58%) say they spend time looking inward or centering themselves at least a few times a month mainly for connection, including 43% who do so ...

Most of the people consider the term spiritualism as a synonymous to religious practices which is not true. There is a world of difference between these two. Perhaps this impression is created in ...

Areas of significant overlap between SBNRs and the religious participants include the belief that people have a soul or spirit (89% vs. 92%), and that “there is something spiritual” beyond the ...

The proportion who say they are religious but not spiritual was at 6% in 2012 and 2017 but has now grown to 10%. The proportion who say they are neither religious nor spiritual has grown from 16% ...

(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.

About 1 in 4 Americans identify as “spiritual but not religious,” but what exactly does that mean?. Today, almost as a matter of instinct, we associate “religion” with cold words like ...

In the last 10 years, there have been significant changes in how people identify as religious, spiritual or unaffiliated. A Pew Research poll from 2017 found... Skip to Main Content Skip to footer.

The results show that while the number of those describing themselves as a member of a particular religious sect have declined, the number of people describing themselves as spiritual remains high.

FILE - A pilgrim walks during a stage of "Camino de Santiago" or St. James Way near to Santo Domingo de La Calzada, northern Spain, May 31, 2022. In 2023, nearly half a million people walked the ...

Like most Americans, the spiritual but not religious believe people have a soul or spirit in addition to a physical body. They say there is something spiritual beyond the natural world.