The academic study of religion examines belief, ritual, and religious institutions using tools drawn from multiple disciplines. Sociologists analyze how religion shapes communities and social ...

Long before Islam and even before Zoroastrianism, Iranian tribes followed an ancient Indo-Iranian religion ...

(The Conversation) — Historians of American religious history explain why the Supreme Court’s recent religious liberty rulings are an example of America’s long struggle to define religious freedom.

The debate over how religion should be addressed in American public schools has intensified after the Ohio House passed the “Charlie Kirk American Heritage Act,” a bill that formally states teachers ...

Palmer, the director of the International Consultancy on Religion, Education and Culture, gathers 24 practitioners and scholars of the world's religions for a majestic introductory volume that traces ...

Ahead of the 2022 Annual Meetings hosted by the American Academy of Religion and the Society of Biblical Literature from November 19 to 22 in Denver, Colo., university and academic presses say that ...

In this episode of Crash Course Religions, we dig into the beliefs, pillars, and spread of Islam. Many Muslims believe it’s their religious duty to pray five times a day in the direction of the Kaaba ...

A new Smithsonian book and exhibition explores the ongoing conflicts and reconciliations between faith and technology in American life Peter Manseau - Curator, Religion, National Museum of American ...