Generation Z Should Give Religion a Second Chance
If our generation looked more closely at religious communities—inclusive, loving ones—we might be surprised by the care that we'd find there, no strings attached.
Tolerance
How Gen Z'ers Are Remaking Religion to Suit Their Values
Many are no longer passing on the old sacred teachings, but they are imparting a new one: that everyone has not just a right but a duty to choose their own worldview.
Gen Z Is the Least Religious Generation. Here's Why That Could Be a Good Thing.
The trend toward non-religiousness in this generation is probably here to stay. The upsides include increasing levels of tolerance.
Generation Z Isn't Defined by Technology
Digital platforms don't define Gen Z—but young people's use of technology is helping them create new communities.
'Meet a Muslim': Meet the Man Who Combats Intolerance by Talking About Faith
Each weekend, Harris Zafar drives into downtown Portland and allows anyone to ask him anything about Islam.
Greater Tolerance and Secularization Drive Economic Growth
Forget the Protestant work ethic. What we're experiencing is the secularization success.
Can Television Teach Tolerance?
Research that focuses on the 1970s, '80s, and '90s suggests it can.
Do the Arts Open Hearts?
New NEA-funded research finds a link between altruistic behavior and attending cultural events.
Teaching Religious Literacy in California's Bible Belt
A Central California community has added a fourth "R" to the core curriculum in its public schools: Religion. Sociologist Emile Lester answers our questions about the experiment.
Burqa Ban a Boundary to Multicultural Impulse?
France's newly enacted law banning face coverings in public reinforces the idea we explored last year that waves of multiculturalism are receding for now.