Public-facing Programming
This project will expand public knowledge about the religious and spiritual landscapes by sharing its findings through legacy and new medium including traditional news outlets, a series of public-facing events, and media training for researchers and doctoral students in religion and adjacent fields.
The core questions that guide the Public-Facing arm of this project are as follows:
- How can we collaborate with journalists and influencers to produce more representative reports about the current and future spiritual infrastructures locally and nationally?
- How can we partner on public materials and events that advance public knowledge and understanding about the spiritual infrastructure of the future while engaging across our differences and preparing religious leaders and educators for the future?
This page will be updated as the project鈥檚 outreach launches and grows.
More about our Approach
Research
Our research will examine congregational closures (endings), spiritual innovation (beginnings), and the changing shape of religious leadership in the United States... learn more.
Public-Facing Programming
This project will expand public knowledge about the religious and spiritual landscapes by sharing its findings through legacy and new medium including traditional news... learn more.
Professional Pipelines
This project will enable current doctoral students to complete paid internships outside of the academy to better understand and prepare for leadership in the emerging spiritual infrastructure... learn more.
In the News
February 23, 2026, ReligionNews.com - Hindu campus houses push for deeper faith practice...
February 5, 2026, ReligionNews.com - Several of these groups are connected with ZOE, an emerging network of progressive Christian student ministries...
December 2, 2025, ReligionNews.com - Bridging the East and West, American women have found Hinduism鈥檚 powerful divine feminine through the art of sacred dance...
October 29, 2025, ReligionNews.com - The nonprofit Shefa integrates Jewish beliefs and rituals with legal psychedelic practices, an approach that鈥檚 especially resonated in recent years...
Spiritual Infrastructure of the Future
How are religious and spiritual changes happening in the United States today? What are the institutions through which spirituality, religion and broader approaches to meaning making are and will continue to be taught, learned and passed across generations?