Why we need God: The surprising new science about belief and happiness

Vol. 9, No. 12

June 14, 2024

On the cover: The percentage of Americans describing themselves as “unhappy” is at an all-time high, but are they willing to find out why? On Page 10, famed scholar and speaker Father Robert J. Spitzer, SJ, draws from the findings of his new book to explain what’s behind the modern “unhappiness syndrome” and lays out the scientific case for why, in the words of St. Augustine, our hearts will indeed be “restless” only until they rest in one person.