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Earlier this week the Global Flourishing Study was released by Harvard University University’s Human Flourishing Program, the Baylor University Institute for Studies of Religion, the Center for Open Science (Center for Open Science), and Gallup. A culmination of four years of ongoing research, this helps us



1893 And The Making of Modern America - Philip Jenkins, The Anxious Bench patheos.com/blogs/anxiousb…


"...those who attend religious services tend to flourish more. Unusually, this finding is [consistent] across almost every country but is strongest in Western, secular countries." - RFI's Paul Marshall on a major global study on human flourishing in Diplomat Magazine (International)


1893: Reading the Bible as Mythology - Philip Jenkins The Anxious Bench patheos.com/blogs/anxiousb…

Why are the kids not okay? @Vox's Allie Volpe dives into the #GlobalFlourishingStudy data with Baylor ISR researcher Dr. Byron R. Johnson about why many of the world’s young people are not flourishing...and what could turn the tide.

1893: Feminists, Hidden Gospels, Witches, and Occult Powers - Philip Jenkins, The Anxious Bench patheos.com/blogs/anxiousb…

Fire From Heaven: Whitsun and Pentecost - Philip Jenkins, The Anxious Bench patheos.com/blogs/anxiousb…

Tidbit of interest via Baylor ISR: Close to 3 in 10 Americans make use of astrology, tarot cards or fortunetellers at least once a year, though only a small fraction rely on these practices to make major life decisions, according to a Pew survey. religionwatch.com/current-resear…

1893: Reading the Bible Through the Eyes of Anthropology - Philip Jenkins The Anxious Bench patheos.com/blogs/anxiousb…

1893: The Spiritual Revolution of New Thought - Philip Jenkins, The Anxious Bench patheos.com/blogs/anxiousb…

Dispute Over St. Catherine’s Monastery May Jeopardize Egyptian-Greek Rapprochement Paul Marshall Providence providencemag.com/2025/06/disput…

1893: Crash, Crisis, and Anti-Catholicism - Philip Jenkins The Anxious Bench patheos.com/blogs/anxiousb…


1893: The Making of the American Empire - Philip Jenkins The Anxious Bench patheos.com/blogs/anxiousb…

Will the World’s Largest Muslim-Majority Country Slide into Authoritarianism? providencemag.com/2025/07/will-t… Paul Marshall Providence

1893: What Would Jesus Do To Improve the Race? - Philip Jenkins The Anxious Bench patheos.com/blogs/anxiousb…