Morgan Shipley
Inaugural Foglio Endowed Chair of Spirituality; Associate Professor of Religious Studies Michigan State University
- East Lansing MI
Morgan Shipley's research, projects, teaching, and work related to the focuses on understanding mystical and esoteric new religions.
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First Endowed Professor of Spirituality at Michigan State University
2021
Education
Michigan State University
Ph.D.
American Studies
2013
University of Chicago
M.A.
Philosophy of Religion & Social Science
2005
DePaul University
B.A.
Political Science
2004
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How ‘nones’ − the religiously unaffiliated − are finding meaning, purpose and spirituality in psychedelic churches | Opinion
The Conversation online
2023-10-10
More and more surveys point to decreasing membership in religious institutions and a corresponding rise of “nones.” Many people might assume that this indicates the absence of belief or a lack of spirituality.
Guest Essay: An open letter to my Spartan community
The State News online
2023-03-05
Any response. Any reflection. Any effort at analysis.
All come up short.
The ongoing scourge of gun violence in America elicits endless outpourings of support. It results in meaningful moments of reflection, empathetic outreach, confusion and anger. But it never leads to substantive changes.
From atheist churches to finding healing in the ‘sacred flower of cannabis,’ spiritual but not religious Americans are finding new ways of pursuing meaning | Opinion
The Conversation online
2022-10-31
According to a recent Pew Center report, American Christianity remains in a nearly three-decade decline. Responding as “none” or “unaffiliated” on religious surveys, people increasingly identify as humanists, atheists, agnostics, or simply spiritual. If current trends continue, by 2070 Christianity may no longer be the dominant expression of American religion.
