Wheatley in the News

Zahra Jamal with Interfaith America asks experts in religious diversity and inclusion about the benefits of employees bringing their religion to work; Paul Lambert from Wheatley Institute responds.

Thomas B. Griffith, a non-resident fellow at Wheatley Institute, co-authors a Deseret News opinion article on the characteristics of compromise and plurality found at the heart of the American legislative branch.

"For younger adults, romance has turned into something to be debated, theorized and optimized for but not actually engaged in," writes Christine Emba of the New York Times in a recent article citing Wheatley Institute's recent report "The Dating Recession."

When it comes to romantic relationships, "The One" isn't found. They're made. A recent story from BBC titled "The Science of Soulmates: Is there someone out there exactly right for you?" explores the impact of believing in soulmates. What happens when an individual believes there is only one perfect romantic partner for them?

Is religion in America making a comeback? Or is it experiencing an exodus? According to a new article in Y Magazine, BYU experts say that both may be true.

Bradley Rebeiro, fellow at Wheatley Institute, writes for Liberty Fund about the universal promises of the Declaration of Independence.

The larger empirical record offers little support for sweeping claims of harm and substantial evidence that religious participation is linked to women’s flourishing. Indeed, devotedly religious women tend to enjoy better mental health, better physical health, live significantly longer lives and enjoy better social and relational health.

Wheatley Institute's Religion and Human Flourishing Director, Paul Lambert, Wheatley Affiliate Scholar Justin Dyer, and data scientist Stephen Cranney highlight their research on the decline of religious affiliation, but the rise in religious belief in The Dispatch's article titled, "Sacred Staying Power."

The top 10 articles of 2025 from Institute for Family Studies featured two articles from Wheatley Institutes Director of Family Initiative Jason Carroll and Wheatley Fellow Brian Willoughby.