Researchers have long known that religious teens are less likely to engage in risky behavior. My team’s research explains why. We surveyed multiple times the religious beliefs and risk behavior of ...

(PhysOrg.com) -- Protestants who are reminded of their religion do more good deeds but the opposite is true for Catholics. This is one of the findings of a new economics study that employs psychology ...

(RNS) — Church leaders have been facing a grim reality that fewer Americans attend church each year. According to the General Social Survey, in 1972, 29% of American adults reported attending ...

This story is free to read because readers choose to support LAist. If you find value in independent local reporting, make a donation to power our newsroom today. It's MORNING EDITION from NPR News.

In the religious / spiritual dimension of your life, how do you identify? For example, with respect to religion / spirituality, fill in the blank: “I am a(n) _____.“ You may find this sentence easy to ...

Georgia ranks among the most religious states, according to Pew's 2023-24 Religious Landscape Study, which paints a picture of religious behavior in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. Georgia ...

Psychiatrists and clergymen, meeting over the ailing psyche of modern man, still eye one another suspiciously. Rare is the churchman who makes systematic use of psychiatric techniques in his ministry ...