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July 2024

July 12, 2024

Why The Olympic Games Are A ‘Civil Religious’ Ceremony

Sporting events form a vital space where Americans display their 'civil religious devotion,' according to...

August 2023

August 23, 2023

What the pope’s visit to Mongolia says about his priorities and how he is changing the Catholic Church

Pope Francis’ upcoming visit to meet the tiny Catholic community of Mongolia is drawing considerable...

January 2023

January 04, 2023

On New Year’s Day, Buddhist god Hotei brings gifts and good fortune in Japan

The Seven Lucky Gods usher in good fortune in the new year in Japan. Among...

August 2022

August 30, 2022

Religions have long known that getting away from it all is good for the mind, body and spirit

Rituals of rest and contemplation are woven into many religious traditions around the world.

August 28, 2022

Terrifying dragons have long been a part of many religions, and there is a reason for their appeal

Enormous, scaly, fire-breathing dragons have fascinated civilizations for centuries. A scholar who studies monsters explains...

July 2022

July 22, 2022

Religious liberty has a long and messy history – and there is a reason Americans feel strongly about it

Historians of American religious history explain why the Supreme Court’s recent religious liberty rulings are...

April 2022

April 21, 2022

Why the future of the world’s largest religion is female – and African

Women’s contributions to global Christianity are immense, but scholars’ understanding is hampered by limited data.

February 2022

February 22, 2022

How Lourdes became a byword for hope

St. Bernadette’s visions of the Virgin Mary in the 19th century inspired the pilgrimage site...

October 2021

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 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 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...

April 2021

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 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 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...

February 2021

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...

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...

January 27, 2021

Think US evangelicals are dying out? Well, define evangelicalism …

The number of self-described evangelicals as a share of US population has held steady for...

January 08, 2021

In Mike Pence, US evangelicals had their ’24-karat-gold’ man in the White House

As Mike Pence prepares for life after the vice presidency, a scholar of religion looks...

November 2020

November 23, 2020

60 years after JFK, Biden as second Catholic president offers a refresh in church’s political role

The US Catholic Church is more diverse and more divided than it was in JFK's...

November 22, 2020

What’s next for American evangelicals after Trump leaves office?

When Trump leaves the White House in January, many American evangelicals will feel that they've...

November 10, 2020

Who are patron saints and why do Catholics venerate them?

There could soon be a patron saint of the Internet, the latest in a long...