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October 2012

October 02, 2012

Patheos Book Discussion: Seven Glorious Days

Can scientific and religious accounts of cosmic creation be reconciled? Karl W. Giberson thinks they...

September 2012

September 30, 2012

Not conservatives, but religious people, more charitable

Sociologists Brandon Vaidyanathan, Christian Smith (both University of Notre Dame), and Jonathan Hill (Calvin College)...

September 22, 2012

Dalai Lama: We need ethics beyond religion

In a public statement, the Dalai Lama has claimed that humanity's ethics and morals need...

September 14, 2012

Where does religious doubt come from? The forebrain

Why do we doubt our religious beliefs? New research from the University of Iowa shows...

August 2012

August 21, 2012

Does religion turn people into haters?

New research conducted in the U.S., Poland, and Iran shows that certain types of religiosity...

July 2012

July 24, 2012

Orthodox and progressives differ worldwide

Connor Wood From religion blogs to blockbuster academic books, debates and conversations on religion are...

July 19, 2012

The evolution of atheism

What’s the evolutionary purpose of atheists? Political scientist Dominic Johnson suggests no less than 10...

July 16, 2012

The religious may fare better when the going gets tough

New research from Butler University correlates religious practice with greater stores of self-regulation, suggesting that...

July 06, 2012

Traditional religion: investing in families, genetically

Religions can be profoundly sexually repressive. Why is this? New research from Mali offers a...

June 2012

June 25, 2012

Religious beliefs shape perception of stimuli

Why does religion matter? New research from the Netherlands argues that it matters more than...

June 18, 2012

Religion-science reporting: We need to do better

A new research study from the Bay Area has been misreported throughout the Internet, falsely...

June 12, 2012

Does religion make us moral?

Does religion make us moral or not? Researcher Paul Bloom (an atheist, mind you) thinks...

June 08, 2012

Why do we think the soul persists after death?

Why do we think there's an afterlife? A California research team thinks that not only...

May 2012

May 30, 2012

Religion, health, and personality

Jonathan Morgan Each month new studies emerge about how religious belief affects well-being: belief in...

May 24, 2012

Analytical thinking vs. religion

New studies show that analytical thinking is negatively correlated with religiosity. Connor Wood shows why...

May 21, 2012

Seeing a purpose in nature reduces fear of death

Why does religion help people assuage their fear of death? The answer may be more...

May 19, 2012

Few scientists see science in conflict with religion

Do scientists actually think that religion is all bunk? Sociologist Elaine Eklund has done the...

April 2012

April 30, 2012

Religious terrorism: an evolutionary explanation

Connor Wood Interest in the scientific study of religion has surged over the past decade....

April 24, 2012

Disgusting religion

Connor Wood When you think of the word “religion,” what comes to mind? Candles flickering...

March 2012

March 30, 2012

Religion: is it sexist?

Nicholas C. DiDonato For many in the West, religion seems to oppress women. Conservative Christians...

March 28, 2012

Religion may reduce anxiety response

Connor Wood You’ve felt it before: the embarrassed, self-conscious realization that you’ve just committed a...

March 23, 2012

Darwinism: It’s true. But it ain’t pretty

Connor Wood For the scientifically literate, few things are as confusing as the persistent, even...

March 21, 2012

Rituals may affect memory in different ways

Connor Wood Do you remember what you were doing when you heard about the terrorist...

March 16, 2012

Religion makes cooperation a winning strategy

Connor Wood Human life depends absolutely on cooperation. Unlike other animals, we don’t have big...

March 09, 2012

Animals have empathy too!

Connor Wood You come home from a long day, tired and worn out. The boss...

March 05, 2012

Religious Americans: science is mostly okay

Connor Wood To believe the hype around science and religion, you’d think that nearly all...

March 03, 2012

Why the feud between Darwin and religion?

Connor Wood In 2009, the world marked the 200th anniversary of the birth of Charles...

February 2012

February 29, 2012

Medicine and religion – Part II

Connor Wood In December 2011, the Journal of Behavioral Medicine dedicated an entire issue to...

February 27, 2012

Medicine and religion, Part I

Connor Wood Recently, researchers have gotten serious about studying the effects of religion on health....

February 16, 2012

Religious and mystical experiences common among Americans

Derek Michaud While predictions of the imminent death of religion in an increasingly “secular” world...