The academic study of religion isn’t about proving or disproving faith — it’s about understanding how beliefs shape cultures, politics, identities, and history. Scholars examine rituals, symbols, ...

The study of religions at Alfred University is global and focuses on activities and beliefs that people consider important in their cultural and personal lives. And because this study is inherently ...

This is the 12th in a series of annual reports by Pew Research Center analyzing the extent to which governments and societies around the world impinge on religious beliefs and practices. The studies ...

Would Christianity still dominate the United States if it was reimagined as a small, 100-person town That s the premise of a ...

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All the focus on declining confidence in organized religion misses the broader backrop where institutional confidence is falling virtually everywhere, and at faster rates than in relation to faith.

The Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion (JSSR) is a multi-disciplinary journal that publishes articles, research notes, and book reviews on the social scientific study of religion. Published ...

haWhen the great sociologist of religion, Robert Bellah, died suddenly this week he was in the midst of writing the book that was meant to be the successor to his massive and magisterial Religion in ...

A conversation with Jack Miles. Thank you, Jack, for participating in this interview. While I hope this conversation will result in greater interest in each of the beautifully designed and ...

Nationality was consistently rated as the most important part of one's identity, in a survey of 4,000 Singaporeans.

What is living religion? We're so glad you asked! Virgin of Guadalupe and Jesus mosaics at outdoor chapel, Sacred Heart Catholic Church, San Jose. [Photo by Elizabeth Drescher, 2020.] The study of ...

Religion matters. It’s vital to our campus community, to our learning and research, and to the lives we live. When we say ‘religion’ we mean things of the head and heart. We mean shared religious ...