For farmers breaking away from conventional agriculture, the Kentucky farmer-poet was a powerful example of someone who…
Most people on GLP-1 drugs can safely fast for Yom Kippur or other religious observances, but they may need to plan ahead,…
While meditation has been shown to have health benefits, it may not always be the right practice for all people.
Zionism’s definition may seem simple, but it’s been debated for more than a century. In reality, there are multiple…
‘The Bible Belt’ has been used for a century to describe religion and politics in the South. But it captured just some…
Huachuma, the Andean cactus better known as San Pedro, contains mescaline, a psychoactive compound that alters perception…
Berry’s belief that humans have a responsibility to care for God’s creation traces back to the Book of Genesis. So does…
Hindus know it as the dwelling place of Shiva, Tibetan Buddhists as the abode of Demchog, and Jains as the site where Rishabhanatha,…
Many Americans associate Yiddish strictly with Eastern Europe. But its horizons are much broader than that, especially amid…
After 9/11, suspicion of Islam hardened into an assumption in Texas that Muslim identity itself signals danger, writes a…
The legendary singer took on a saint-like aura for some fans.
The Grand Mosque of Paris has stood for a century as a memorial to Muslim soldiers and a nuanced symbol of French colonialism.
To understand what religion looks like in 21st-century America, researchers may need to ask different questions.
Thai Buddhism involves daily rituals and collective acts of worship, unlike the individual-focused emphasis on meditation…
Two political scientists explain why Christian nationalist beliefs endure.
More than 100 Black churches across the South were targeted from the 1950s-70s. Another wave of violence followed in the…
A scholar of India explores how two 19th-century memoirs portray a land where different religious identities coexist.
HIs achievements as a philanthropist are not widely known today because he did not create a grantmaking foundation that…
A false rumor started in the early 20th century that the Japanese emperor would convert to Islam. It helped Japan build…
Extreme inequality is commonplace, so why do people accept it?