Long-standing Christian narratives about Islam continue to inform political language, argues a sociologist of Islam.
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The US has a long history of blasphemy laws, which reflect the complex fight for freedom of religion and speech.
Several threads, including pre-Christian mythology, veneration of relics in Christian tradition, and medieval literature, have combined over the centuries into the Holy Grail metaphor of today.
Women in Catholic religious orders establish schools for girls around the world, care for the sick and work on societal issues in many other ways.
Catholic Integralists believe that religious values – specifically Christian ones – should guide government policies. They oppose liberalism, which they view as valuing individualism and liberty.
Warrior-monks crusaded for Christianity throughout medieval Europe. Adding to the ongoing mystery surrounding the military order is their enigmatic seal.
Scott Morrison’s Plans for Your Good is part political memoir, part self-help book, and very strange.
Yule, celebrated by Wiccans and many other Pagans in the Northern Hemisphere on Dec. 21, the day of the winter solstice, is a time for reflection.
Specific beliefs may have more to do with people’s vaccine views than their religious affiliation – but it depends on which vaccine you’re talking about.
A scholar of politics and religion explains how anti-LGBTQ laws are being used to distract the public from governance failures in many parts of the world.
In the last Census, 33,148 Australians identified with a nature religion, or Paganism. Who are the Pagans – and what do they do and believe?
Globally, visiting religious destinations and sites for pilgrimage by religious faithful and tourists has gained recognition.
Much of what we know about the life of the sixth century monk, St David, comes from medieval texts written several centuries later.
A media scholar who studied Carter and interviewed him explains how he attempted to translate Jesus’ teachings into action through his life of public service.
Damage to the fragile Nigerian state is one possible fallout of mixing religion with politics.
Scholars explain why many see abortion access as a religious freedom issue and what the views of different faiths are on ‘ensoulment,’ the point at which the soul is believed to enter the fetus.
Buddhist, Hindu, Jewish and Muslim student organizations are rarities at most colleges and universities. An expert delves into why.
Christians have engaged in passionate debates over the meaning of the resurrection. Baptists may be distinct in that they believe an external religious authority cannot enforce views on such matters.
A folklorist explains the prehistoric origins of the mythical Easter Bunny and why this longstanding cultural symbol keeps returning each spring.
Vladimir Putin has long been a favorite with many American evangelicals who praised his support for conservative values – and some of them still can’t break up with him.
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Professor Emerita of Religious Studies, College of the Holy Cross
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Associate Professor of Intellectual Heritage, Temple University
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Research Fellow, University of Antwerp (Belgium) and University of the Free State (South Africa), University of the Free State
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Professor of Religious Studies, College of the Holy Cross
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Affliated Scholar at the Women's Studies Research Center, Brandeis University
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Dean’s Professor of Religion & Professor of History, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
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Emeritus Professor, School of Religion, Philosophy and Classics, University of KwaZulu-Natal
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PhD Candidate/Teaching Fellow in Systematic Theology, Boston College
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Professor of Religious Studies and Cinema and Media Studies, by special appointment, Hamilton College
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Professor of Philosophy, Maryland Institute College of Art
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Professor of Political Science, Macalester College
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Professor of History and Gender Studies, Boise State University
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Professor of Religion, Amherst College
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Lecturer, Political Science, Obafemi Awolowo University
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Associate Rrofessor of Philanthropic Studies, Indiana University