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Sporting events form a vital space where Americans display their ‘civil religious devotion,’ according to a scholar of religion and sports.
In the 20th century, an engineer from Philadelphia encouraged others to create their own Mary gardens and established a company that sold seeds with Marian plant names.
In Hindu devotional poetry, love directed toward Vishnu can take many forms, including service, maternal adoration and the intense intimacy of lovers.
The Vatican plans to set up an ‘observatory’ to investigate apparitions of the Virgin Mary. A scholar of global Christianity explains why this is a major shift in how apparitions are authenticated.
On Valentine’s Day, a scholar of South Asian religions tells the story of the divine love of Radha and Krishna and the lessons in it for our world today.
After a year of pandemic social distancing, we know touch is a much-desired privilege. In the Italian Renaissance, people longed to touch not only each other, but also religious sculptures.
The pandemic has inspired new forms of pilgrimages – some do-it-yourself, in which people are walking in their backyards or nearby spaces and finding meaning.
Violent radicals are often described as jihadists. A scholar explains what the word means and why those using the word to justify terrorism are often misrepresenting their sources.
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Chair and Associate Professor of Art History and Religion, Graduate Theological Union
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Professor of Religious Studies and Director of the Muslim Studies Program, Michigan State University
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Professor of Religion and Asian Studies, Elizabethtown College
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Associate Professor of History and Asian Languages and Culture, University of Michigan
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Professor of Religious Studies and Comparative Literature, University of California, Davis
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Assistant Professor and Coordinator of Art Collections and Exhibits, University of Dayton
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Director of the Marian Library and Professor, University of Dayton
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Professor, Art History and Art Conservation, Queen's University, Ontario
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Associate Teaching Professor in Religious Studies, Arizona State University
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Adjunct Researcher, English and Writing, University of Tasmania