Through an in-person workshop and development of a guidebook resource, Blueprint 1543 seeks to foster connection among researchers and practitioners working with scientifically-vetted, effective religious and spiritual exercises and practices.

The Center for Scholars & Storytellers will explore how adolescents use digital media to develop, express, and share their religious and spiritual identities, and how media creators may (or may not) intentionally support that development.

Although prior research documents the importance of belief in God (e.g., for health and wellbeing), most of the research has focused on Western samples. Much less is known about how belief in one God, multiple gods, or spiritual forces differs across cultures and demographic groups within those cultures...

This project aims to amplify the impact of specific research projects from TWCF’s Science of Religious and Spiritual Exercises (SoRSE) priority to scholars and faith leaders through workshops that highlight findings on how the nature of spiritual exercises and their connection to positive change can be understood through psychological science research, as well as theological thought, and pastoral experience.