There is a feeling that religion can influence political agendas and election results. Religion contributes significantly to the formation of laws. Religion is the basic element of legal processes.

Singapore is the most religiously diverse country, and Yemen the least, as of 2020. The U.S. ranks first among nations with large populations.

(RNS) — In a May 2023 advisory, U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy called attention to the “public health crisis of loneliness, isolation and lack of connection in the U.S. today.” In his plan to ...

We are thrilled to announce the publication of The Religion Toolkit: Understanding Religion in the World Today, co-authored by former faculty members Dr. John Morreall and Dr. Tamara Sonn. This ...

I haven’t lit an advent wreath in nearly 25 years, but the sulfuric scent of a lit match still transports me back to my childhood: dripping wax, the kitchen aglow in candlelight and the elation of ...

People in the U.S. are leaving and switching faith traditions in large numbers. The idea of "religious churning" is very common in America, according to a new survey from the Public Religion Research ...

Among books for spiritual and religious readers alike are those that suggest expanding or making changes to traditional religions and religious practices. These breaks with tradition can be large or ...

Hindus and Jews are much more likely to have a four-year college degree than Americans in other religious groups.

As many parents know, the line between passing along cultural traditions and mortifying your children in public can be perilously thin. For one mother, that dilemma arose this year ahead of Navaratri, ...