Psychologists have found that highly religious people are more likely to experience mixed emotions than non-believers. This phenomenon appears to stem from a specific blend of comfort and fear ...

Temporal lobe epilepsy can trigger intense religious or spiritual experiencesSeizure type and brain area influence mystical ...

You are already a child of God, equipped with everything you need to begin resonating with the divine. That does not mean you are morally or psychologically perfect. Not at all. But you will now have ...

A new study published in the journal Stress & Health suggests that powerful religious or spiritual experiences in adolescence may leave lasting psychological and social marks well into adulthood. The ...

University of North Carolina at Charlotte's School of Nursing, collaborating with Harvard's Human Flourishing Program, reports that adolescents who report transformative religious or spiritual ...

Religious Studies is an international journal devoted to the problems of the philosophy of religion as they arise out of classical and contemporary discussions and from varied religious traditions.

Religion is an important part of many people’s lives all over the world. Religions serve many roles for people, and those roles are stronger for some people than others. Religions provide a set of ...