As more Americans step away from organized religion, so do more chaplains. Introduction In times of loss,...
Religion
The Roman Empire is a model for understanding the changing functions of rituals in changing environments. Ritual...
This “dechurching,” as they call it, is apparent in most denominations. While much of the rest of...
Courson’s life intersected with some of the major religious movements and contemporary concerns of his day. Introduction...
Nonreligious voters are poised to make an impact, but sweeping statements don’t tell the full story. Introduction...
What is the link between New York mobile sports betting and taking communion in a Catholic church?...
Israel is a land that beckons travelers of all faiths but Jewish and Christian visitors feel a...
People sometimes assume religious traditions’ ideas about gender have always been conservative and unchanging. Introduction “Genderqueer” and...
Examining demons and monstrous creatures of ancient Mesopotamia. Abstract Demons and monsters are inherently moveable creatures: from...
Under equal access laws, schools can’t discriminate against a club based on its point of view. Introduction...
The classical-era Acropolis was a place of bright and variegated colours. Introduction How did the people of...
The change from the conservative movement that most Americans thought they knew. Many white evangelical Christians love...
Churches depended to a large extent on the distribution of funds raised from ecclesiastical property. Like the...
Part of the problem is that “almost every part of American life is tribalized and factionalized”. By...
Monumental altars and the greatest urban temples conformed to Italian and Roman stylistic criteria. Republican Religion as...
The Ben Ezra Synagogue was founded in 1006, and has been revered from that time to the...
This object speaks to the relationship of artistic production and global trade in the modern world. Introduction...
‘Antichrist’ is translated from the combination of two ancient Greek words. Introduction In Christian eschatology, the Antichrist refers to people...
The dividing line did not run between individual gods, but between human beings and gods. Since they...
Nations that are more religious may behave differently as they develop economically and technologically. As a marker...
Examining medieval Viking amulets believed to have the power to fight and cure illness. It is a...
In the 1990s, the idea of Christian environmental stewardship disappeared from the rhetoric of the religious right....
The medieval Church was wealthy and land-hungry. Although my argument begins chronologically in the fourth century, I...
There’s no way to separate the emotional from the logical. Such is the grimly politicized state of...
There is plentiful evidence for playing along, for skepticism, and for resistance. Introduction As for the frieze...
The average Christian congregation in the U.S. is in precipitous decline. Introduction Something clicked for Marlena Bhame...
African religions are traditionally about getting things done and discovering what ultimately caused things happen. Abstract Religion...
Christianity is experiencing the largest net losses in terms of religious conversion. Introduction The decline of Christianity in...
There are psychological factors and needs at play beyond the need for proof. Introduction Claims of appearances...
It is common for people to say that they just don’t really believe the things that the...