Religious artifacts are items that are regarded as having religious significance. They are usually associated with a...
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Religion often functions as a mirror of society’s broader assumptions and attempts to divide and discriminate. Over...
Race and religion have intertwined since the earliest days of the United States. The debate over critical...
A religious scholar explains the history of the High Holy Days and why they might offer consolation...
Their embrace of conspiracy theories and overall pandemic denialism feeds an alternate reality. Since the start of...
The Islamic New Year marks the first day of Muharram, a sacred month of prayer and annual...
By Chrissy Stroop On Friday, August 7, the Department of Homeland Security announced to state and local...
Interest in Wicca and witchcraft appears to be increasing, but what exactly is it? Introduction Wicca and...
Teachers are concerned about the impact it will eventually have on curriculum and classroom teaching. In the...
Mandaeans are followers of ancient Gnostic religion, whose traditional homeland was the region of Iraq and Iran....
Knowing the historical contributions of Islam and its influence on other faiths can help counter many assumptions...
There are five pillars – or basic tenets – of Islamic faith. Each of these pillars is...
Though their reproductive choices were still unacceptably limited, pre-modern Christian women did have some options. Introduction The...
For nearly 2,000 years, the mother of Jesus has been viewed as an exemplar by different Christian...
Jinping’s nationalist agenda supports traditional Chinese religious beliefs and practices – but only if their leaders support...
In China, many Buddhists hope for birth in a buddha-land so they can complete their path under...
Networks of conservative Christians are working to spread its ideologies in the political sphere. Introduction A precipitous...
Did a black-robed regiment really exist during the American Revolution, or was it just a myth? The...
The political alliance between American evangelicals and Israel’s right wing may have peaked during the Trump administration....
Doomsday, 1433. In York, after dark. By James Williford A red curtain. Painted stars. Actors in hoses,...
Megachurches and those who lead them can be superrich. So why don’t the IRS and local authorities...
Women were seen as property subject to contract laws in the text. Introduction Modern practitioners of Judaism and Christianity often turn...
A religion scholar explains why the label of ‘cult’ gets in the way of understanding new religions...
Original writers of biblical texts believed the end times were happening in THEIR time and were preparing...
They extolled the active life of the citizen and praised humanity’s capacity to achieve greatness through knowledge....
Crackdowns on Indigenous protests could further erode the free exercise of their religions. Introduction Over four days in June 2021, thousands of...
Artists did not work on caves according to their own personal religious affiliation nor did they work...
Disaffected young evangelicals and those who left the church describe an out-of-touch institution not in line with their political beliefs. Introduction The...
Growing numbers of young evangelicals and ‘Exvangelicals’ are pro-LGBTQ, support #BlackLivesMatter – or are fed up with...
‘In God We Trust’ became the national motto of the US on July 30, 1956. Since then,...