The trial of John T. Scopes, a young high school teacher charged with violating Tennessee’s Butler Act by teaching the theory ...

If we imagine religion as a technology, argues Notre Dame sociologist Christian Smith, we can better see the cause of its ...

In a statement, Jonathan Keller, the president of the California Family Council, called the majority decision “a direct ...

Appearance is one thing, but reality is another. The world does not appear to be a hologram, but maybe it is. Thus begins ...

Unsafe abortion remains a significant public health challenge in Ghana, contributing notably to maternal mortality. According ...

Religious beliefs have been woven into the fabric of human existence for millennia, shaping cultures and guiding personal ...

The index, based on a survey of 1,000 American adults, measures support across six dimensions, from “Religion in Action” to ...

In identifying a crisis in religion as the root of Western disorder, however, the right – not for the first time – is ahead of the game. The fundamental fact of the age is the passing of liberal ...

(The Conversation) — Nearly 90% of U.S. Christian religious leaders believe humans are driving climate change. When churchgoers learn how widespread this belief is, they report taking steps to ...

Churchgoers who think their religious leaders don’t believe humans are driving climate change are less likely to discuss it with fellow congregants or take action to mitigate the effects.

To him the two religions were “essentially of one piece, one religious reality: Judaism facing inward to the Jews, Christianity outward to the Gentiles.

Second, Perry is concerned that academia wrongheadedly dismisses the study of religion, either by ignoring it or actively resisting it. Chapters 5 and 6 make his argument that this should stop. To ...