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?
American churches could not rely on the state for financial support. Private philanthropy helped them survive – and shaped…