Religion has long played a pivotal role in shaping human affairs, influencing social structures, cultural practices, and historical events. It provides not only a framework for individual beliefs but ...

While following her dream to become a criminal prosecutor, Reagan Brown has learned how to craft eloquent arguments, how to stand up for her beliefs, and how to keep cool in intense situations. As a ...

Contents of religious texts, though mostly very old now, still shape communities and behaviors the world over. Some are of the view that as mostly men were in the forefront during the formative years ...

A new approach to the study of religion is using cognitive science to try reach a new understanding of religious behavior and thought. Cognitive science of religion is a 20-year-old field that uses ...

Across the world, religions appear very different on the surface. They use different names for God, different rituals, and different sacred texts. However, when you look deeper, many religions share ...

The American Academy of Religion has released new guidelines for how religion should be taught to undergraduates and what students should know about religion by the time they graduate. The ...

Anila Ali traces her interest in the interfaith movement to scripture. "God says in the Koran to Muslims," she says, "I have created you into tribes—different tribes—so that you may get to know each ...

The time is ripe to expand our understanding of diversity, to include the rich tapestry of religious and spiritual beliefs that shape the lives and values of our teams. A recent study by Eldessouky ...

(RNS) — In America’s religious landscape, the groups attracting the most public attention are those staking out the poles in our political divides: the shrinking, aging but still influential group of ...