An energetic generation of spiritual leaders is reviving religion in the United States. They are creating enterprising grassroots organizations that have brought forth new expressions of belief and belonging for people who continue to long for deeper engagement in spiritual life and practice.

For the first time in the United States, most Americans do not belong to a church. And yet, while churches are emptier, new spiritual leadership is hard at work building inventive centers of belonging rooted in the search for meaning, values, and guidance for this time of technological change and social fracture. Some of these spiritual entrepreneurs and builders are clergy. Many more are laypeople who have heard a call to a higher purpose out of the pain of peers and distinct from denomination. America’s spiritual revival now emerges, and through the portraits of those shaping this awakening, we witness new and innovative ways they fulfill people through belief, feelings of belonging, and activation.

Spiritual Belonging: 40 Faith Leaders Reimagine Community, Connection, and Belief spotlights these exciting new leaders and the communities they are creating, shining light on innovative paths forward for those yearning for more connection and meaning in their lives.

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Rabbi Benjamin Spratt is the senior rabbi of Congregation Rodeph Sholom in New York City. His writing, teaching, and community-building have been featured in The New York Times, Vogue, Associated Press, Religion News Service, The Jewish Week, and numerous podcasts. A builder of new models for Jewish belonging, he has helped launch initiatives focused on disability inclusion, grassroots leadership, small-group connection, and interfaith fellowship. He is the co-author of Awakenings: American Jewish Transformations in Identity, Leadership, and Belonging. He also hosts the podcast Belonging. He lives in Bronx, NY.

Rabbi Joshua Stanton is associate vice president for Interfaith and Intergroup Initiatives at Jewish Federations of North America, where he helps professionals and lay leaders build bridges with other religious and cultural communities in 141 cities and regions across the continent. He also serves as rabbi of East End Temple in Manhattan. His ideas, interviews, and articles have been translated into a dozen languages. He is the co-author of Awakenings: American Jewish Transformations in Identity, Leadership, and Belonging. He lives in Brooklyn, NY.

Spiritual Belonging features a foreword by author, advocate, and executive producer of the documentary, Of Many, Chelsea Clinton, PhD, and an afterword by Paul O’Donnell, Editor-in-Chief of Religion News Service.

Highlighted leaders include Alejandro Aguilera-Titus, Imam Abdullah Antelpli, Rabbi Elan Babchuck, Rev Jennifer Bailey, Helen A. Berger, Anju Bhargava, Yolanda Blue Horse, Dr. Rabbi Marc Borovitz, Dr. Matthew Bowman, Blake Chastain, Rev. Tyler Coles, Dr. Brian Corbin, Halil Demir, Lisa Doi,  Kevin Garcia, Kate Gordon, Matthew Johnson Harris, Casper Ter Juile, Dr. Rucha Kaur, Dr. Uriah Kim, Rev Dr, Karoline Lewis, Kathryn Lohre, Pastor Daniel Lybarger, James Martin, Dr. Scott Mitchell, Dr. Anila Ali, Reverend Luke Moon, Rev Dr. Joy J. Moore, Dr. Rami Nahashibi, Kursat Ozenc, Anthony Cruz Pantojas, Dr Eboo Patel, Rev Dr. Marc Rivera, Rabbi Or N. Rose, Harriet Rossetto, Dr. Simran Jeet Singh, Rev Dr. Matthew Skinner, Bishop Robert Stearns, Dr Stephanie Varnon-Hughes, Ani Zoonveld.

“Dazzling real-life lessons of cooperation and innovation.”

—Neal Shapiro, former President of NBC News

“Spiritual Belonging stitches together the beautiful, fragile, precious tapestry of the diverse religious traditions that make up our democracy.”

—Rev. Paul Raushenbush, president and CEO of Interfaith Alliance

“A balm . . . Each story builds faith in human goodness.”

—Deborah Sunya Moore, Senior Vice President and Chief Program Officer, Chautauqua Institution