7 in 10 U.S. adults consider themselves spiritual
Although Americans have grown less likely to identify with an organized religion in recent decades, Pew Research has found many say they are spiritual in some way.
by Jason DeRose
Dec 07, 2023
3 minutes
The terms "spiritual" and "spirituality" have been difficult for researchers and scholars of religion to define. Does being spiritual involve a sense of wonder? Does spirituality include a feeling of well-being or peace? Does either require the belief in God or a higher power? The terms seem so elastic as to include any number of disparate ideas or experiences.
A new study from Pew Research explores what the term "spiritual" means to the people who
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