Protestant churches’ growth in Latin America gets lots of attention, but another important shift is happening, too: people leaving organized religion altogether.
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Sebastian Castellio penned one of the first arguments for religious freedom – but it went unheeded for centuries.
The earliest works in the Geelong exhibition include a layered charcoal drawing of Lewer’s childhood church. It was here he made his first confession.
Nigeria needs a decentralised and coordinated security system.
Roman author Pliny the Elder wrote that ‘There are two liquids that are especially agreeable to the human body: wine inside and oil outside.’
China’s relationship with Christianity has always been complex, marked by periods of tolerance and persecution.
By the ninth century, influenced by the Christian idea, Islam and Judaism each had their own Antichrist figures who would come at the end of history.
The church, whose members are often known as Mormons, has grown from a small community to 17.5 million members around the world – but not without some tensions.
Russell M. Nelson pushed the church away from members’ longtime nickname, ‘Mormons’ – a term that has shaped other Americans’ view of the church for 200 years.
In Greg Sheridan’s latest book, “pagan” Rome is a straw man, against which he posits early Christianity as the loving and brave hero.
The Estonian composer has written some of the world’s most performed contemporary classical music. Many fans may not realize how deep the religious influences on his work are.
The Christian Council of Kenya got involved in a violent colonial effort to rehabilitate independence fighters. It saw this as an opportunity to evangelise.
The Catholic Church treats information shared during confession as absolutely confidential – but that requirement can create legal dilemmas.
For Americans who do not follow evangelical Christian media, James Dobson may not have been a household name. Yet the views he promoted shaped US society for more than 50 years.
What would Jesus do? Chatbots generated by artificial intelligence bring a new kind of challenge to religion.
Many ancient tellings of the Jesus story offer a distinctively female perspective.
Amid national truth and reconciliation processes, Scandinavian churches are taking stock of their past policies toward the Sámi people.
The pardons strike home for his right-wing religious supporters, many of whom think that Democrats will do anything to quash their faith.
The Rule of St. Augustine offered monks a firm structure for their daily lives of work and prayer, even before the mendicant order received papal approval in the 13th century.
There are at least 34 documented stories of transgender saints’ lives, three of which had widespread popularity in medieval Europe.
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