Oct. 9, 2012, analysis of a Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life survey which finds that religious disaffiliation is on the rise, especially among young people.

Read a July 25, 2007 , Christian Science Monitor article about research on the health benefits of giving.

Read a March 28, 1999, Time magazine article on forgiveness research.

Nov. 26, 2012, analysis of young voters influence in President Barack Obama’s re-election victory over Mitt Romney by the Pew Research Center for the People & the Press. The analysis includes a breakdown of religious preferences of young voters and how young voters of different faiths voted.

Read an Oct. 8, 2006, Jeff Jacoby column in The Boston Globe about Amish forgiveness.

Read an Oct. 31, 2006, essay in The Christian Century on Amish forgiveness by Donald Kraybill.

Millennials: A Portrait of Generation Next” is a series of reports put together by the Pew Research Center to understand the beliefs and opinions of young Americans. Reports cover items including politics and values; media and digital life; and demographics and social trends.

Graham M. Schweig specializes in love mysticism within the religions of India and has published a number of books on the theme of divine love. He is associate professor of religion and director of the Asian Studies Program at Christopher Newport University in Newport News, Va.

Sharon Salzberg has taught insight meditation worldwide for more than 30 years. She is a co-founder of the Insight Meditation Society and the Barre Center for Buddhist Studies in Barre, Mass. Her many books include The Force of Kindness: Change Your Life With Love & Compassion and Loving-Kindness: The Revolutionary Art of Happiness.