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October 2021

October 10, 2021

Americans are in a mental health crisis – especially African Americans. Can churches help?

More houses of worship are offering mental health programs, especially African American congregations.

October 06, 2021

White Gen X and millennial evangelicals are losing faith in the conservative culture wars

Growing numbers of young evangelicals and 'Exvangelicals' are pro-LGBTQ, support #BlackLivesMatter – or are fed...

July 2021

July 08, 2021

Why choosing the next dalai lama will be a religious – as well as a political – issue

The current dalai lama was enthroned when he was about 4 years old. AP Photo

June 2021

June 28, 2021

Controversy over Communion in the Catholic Church goes back some 2,000 years

Biden is not the first public figure to whom the Catholic Church wants to deny...

June 26, 2021

Do people become more religious in times of crisis?

Traumatic events can make people question assumptions about their lives, including their spiritual beliefs.

May 2021

May 26, 2021

Faith in numbers: Is church attendance linked to higher rates of coronavirus?

Public health officials and religious conservatives fought over church closures. Data now shows that those...

May 19, 2021

Cancel culture looks a lot like old-fashioned church discipline

Excommunicating a church member, like 'canceling' someone on social media, serves to cleanse the body...

May 16, 2021

Ancient Christian thinkers made a case for reparations that has striking relevance today

The biblical story of the Israelites' exodus from Egypt is also a historical tale of...

May 02, 2021

Famine in the Bible is more than a curse: It is a signal of change and a chance for a new beginning

Famine was a constant threat during biblical times. The authors of the Old Testament used...

April 2021

April 24, 2021

How Baptists hold differing views on the resurrection of Christ and why this matters

Some among the Baptist movement interpret the Resurrection as God’s response and commitment to liberating...

April 22, 2021

How ‘complementarianism’ – the belief that God assigned specific gender roles – became part of evangelical doctrine

Complementarianism became central to evangelical belief in response to the feminist movement of the 1970s...

April 22, 2021

Is magic immoral? It played a role in the development of early Christianity

Although many modern people tend to see 'magic' and 'religion' as separate, magic was actually...

April 14, 2021

How the Supreme Court found its faith and put ‘religious liberty’ on a winning streak

Justices Amy Coney Barrett, Neil Gorsuch and Brett Kavanaugh have bolstered the conservative wing of...

April 12, 2021

Faith in numbers: Trump held steady among believers at the ballot – it was the nonreligious vote he lost in 2020

Trump saw a decline in support among atheists, agnostics and voters not affiliated with any...

April 11, 2021

India prepares for Kumbh Mela, world’s largest religious gathering, amid COVID-19 fears

Kumbh Mela, a Hindu pilgrimage that started earlier this month in India, has survived wars...

April 07, 2021

What can you do with unwanted holy cards and Grandma’s religious statues? Well, that depends

The mass production of religious items such as rosaries and holy cards poses a problem...

April 04, 2021

Chivalry is not about opening doors, but protecting society’s most vulnerable from attack

Chivalry is not an elite men's club. Women have always been involved.

April 03, 2021

The US has never had much of a pilgrimage tradition – perhaps now is the opportunity

The pandemic has curtailed religious tourism for many. As the US opens up, perhaps Americans...

April 02, 2021

Christian nationalism is a barrier to mass vaccination against COVID-19

Christian nationalists are far less likely to be vaccinated than other groups, research has found....

April 01, 2021

Why parts of Good Friday worship have been controversial

Prayers and symbols have the power to bind people together, writes a religion scholar, and...

March 2021

March 28, 2021

This Passover, as in the past, will be a time to recognize tragedies and offer hope for the future

As vaccinated grandparents gather with their families this Passover, many might find solace in the...

March 10, 2021

US army chaplain Emil Kapaun advancing toward sainthood

In early Christianity, soldiers could be baptized only if they refused to kill other human...

March 04, 2021

Pope’s upcoming visit brings attention to the dwindling population of Christians in Iraq

The events that followed the 2003 US invasion of Iraq started a cycle of violence...

March 03, 2021

What the mythical figure of Şahmeran in Turkey represents and why activists use it

Student protesters in Turkey recently used this mythical figure to express their queer identity, seeing...

February 2021

February 26, 2021

How New York’s 19th-century Jews turned Purim into an American party

Costumes. Drinking. Charity. The Jewish holiday of Purim played an important role in some Jews’...

February 22, 2021

What are the origins of Lent?

The 40-day Lenten season, when many Christians observe fasting, began in mid-February. A scholar explains...

February 17, 2021

Faith in numbers: Behind the gender difference of nonreligious Americans

Younger and older American men tend to identify more with being religious 'nones' than women...

February 05, 2021

How the National Prayer Breakfast became an opportunity for presidents and faith leaders alike to push their political agendas

Joe Biden used the National Prayer Breakfast to call for unity amid 'dark, dark times.'...

February 02, 2021

Stuck inside your home this Groundhog Day? Be like Phil the weatherman, and try some mindfulness

For many of us, the popular film, 'Groundhog Day' may bring up fond memories of...

January 2021

January 28, 2021

The problem with India’s ‘love jihad’ laws

India's most populous state has brought in a law to police interreligious marriages, known as...