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A professor of religion and science explains different views on immortality, from the religious perspective of President…
A professor of religion and science explains different views on immortality, from the religious perspective of President…
Conservative Christians have cheered restrictions on some birth control. But many decades ago, Christian leaders’ support…
In the 1960s, the Catholic Church sought to downplay demonic possession, but its views since then have changed.
After years of marginalization, the bèlè dance has been embraced by a growing community who see it as a form of social…
The Civil War – the second-most-deadly event in US history, just behind COVID-19 –contributed to lasting changes in…
A scholar of digital religion and Buddhism argues that not all Western Buddhism practice is inauthentic. Here’s a way…
An Anglican Aboriginal pastor who attended the COP26 climate conference shares his perspective on Indigenous knowledge in…
A scholar of Jewish history explains why the annual Lag BaOmer pilgrimage to Mount Meron in Israel has such power and meaning.
An anthropologist writes that despite best efforts, there is no guarantee that children may not have been exploited in the…
The definition of personhood is a key and contested philosophical issue that has made legalized abortion such a longstanding…
Two political scientists in their study in South Dakota found people trusted medical professionals the least when it came…
Traditional ecological knowledge, or TEK, can encompass science, medicine, ecology, religion, and culture – and help protect…
A scholar of constitutional law and American religious history explains how the abortion issue has been historically rooted…
Father Damien’s legacy has inspired health providers and humanitarians for over a century.
World War II has a central place in Russian nationalism. Its importance is written all over a new cathedral dedicated to…
Two scholars of fundamentalism and creationism explain what they found when they visited the Ark Encounter, an evangelical…
Relics often provided a way to bring more pilgrims into a church – and therefore, more offerings.
The country has a long history of ethnic and religious conflict, but the worst economic crisis in decades has brought protesters…
The Supreme Court ruled May 2, 2022, in Shurtleff v. Boston, a free speech case.
As Muslims congregate in their local mosques in communal prayer for Eid, the Women’s Mosque of America, located in Los…