These rituals offer one last opportunity to help the deceased as they transition to the next stage...
Religion
It recounts the story of the Book of Esther to emphasize its Jewish owners’ identities as both...
The emphasis was on the spiritual or supernatural means of self-protection. Introduction This book is not primarily...
How apparent changes in ritual may have related to wider socio-political changes. Abstract During the course of...
Visiting secular, atheist, and psychedelic churches and interacting with attendees. Introduction More and more surveys point to...
Dynastic succession meant that a ruler’s death changed his status. Funeral, n.: A pageant whereby we attest...
The COVID-19 pandemic significantly accelerated a disengagement. In Italy, the cradle of Catholicism, new research suggests that...
Ancestor reverence is not the same as the worship of a deity or deities. Introduction The veneration of...
Ask Americans what their religion is, and nearly 1 in 3 say this – none. Mike Dulak...
Better understanding the god of the Mediterranean Sea and elucidating aspects of Late Bronze Age. Abstract This...
Disastrous flooding has led many to ask whether the gods are getting angry about human behavior. Introduction...
Shinto and Buddhist ideas about interconnectedness have deeply influenced Japan, shaping centuries-old rituals and stories. Introduction The...
For about six years now, I’ve been talking with all kinds of people about their frustration with...
The symbolic transformations of objects of stone and bone with probable ritual and religious significance. Introduction The...
Alexander was imbued with a belief in his own special nature. Alexander the Great was religiously both...
As more Americans step away from organized religion, so do more chaplains. Introduction In times of loss,...
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...