The Bible is a cultural force unlike no other. As a book, it outsells all others combined. As a source of authority, only the Constitution competes with it for influence. But what is the Bible, really ...

A sweeping census on the state of American religion reveals a less sensational tale of Christianity in decline and a rise of the religiously unaffiliated compared to a decade ago. Pew Research Center ...

Most U.S. adults express positive views about America’s openness to people from around the world, the new Religious Landscape Study (RLS) finds. This is true across the religious spectrum. Upward of ...

A peer-reviewed study published in the journal of the British Institute of Persian Studies has identified distinct Zoroastrian “echoes” in Jewish papyri from a 5th-century BCE military colony on the ...

(RNS) — Among the spiritual but not religious, 38% say religion does more harm than good, while just 7% of religious Americans share this view. (RNS) — Americans have been abandoning organized ...

This course introduces students to the study of religion by examining religious practices within a variety of cultural and historical contexts around the world. The course invites students to think ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. This story was originally published on mynorthwest.com. Washington qualified as one of the least religious and spiritual states in ...

On Wednesday afternoon, Russell T. McCutcheon had a Zoom call with the chair of a religious-studies department who wanted to get ahead of what has come to seem like an existential crisis in the field.

Explore the diverse beliefs, practices and traditions of faith that shape human experiences across the world. By studying religion in its many forms, you’ll uncover how it has historically intersected ...

The thesis represents a challenging and culminating academic experience in a Religious Studies major’s scholarly career at Bates. Each student develops a thesis topic in the first semester of the ...

Philosophy and Religious Studies constitute two interrelated yet distinct disciplines that critically explore the nature of reality, knowledge, and values alongside the diverse manifestations of faith ...