A look at how entertainment, culture and religion have changed since 2001.
Articles on Faith
Displaying 1 - 20 of 87 articles
Practicing existential humility means learning to live with the natural tension between our desires for certainty and curiosity.
Surveys about religion often ask a single question about how often people go to services. That means researchers miss an important piece of the puzzle.
Clergy sometimes place themselves in harm’s way for moral and religious reasons. A scholar of religious ethics explains when – and why.
Halal is not just avoiding certain foods and drinks. It’s also about living an ethical and meaningful life, both for oneself and others.
The religion gap between American men and women may be narrowing, a scholar explains – reflecting a seeming ‘God gap’ in US politics.
Members of the White Rose movement, who defied Nazi tyranny, were imprisoned, and many were executed.
Queer Christians often hear a message that they’ll be accepted in conservative churches so long as they deny part of themselves.
European states are more involved in religion than those in sub-Saharan Africa.
Intellectual humility means being open to new ideas and other points of view – and for leaders, it can be a delicate balancing act.
Online Ramadan content has boosted Muslim voices and empowered people to to speak for themselves and on their own terms.
Like a lot of things that happen at this time of year, the Stations of the Cross is a ritual – and an important one to many.
Plenty has been said about the health benefits of fasting, but what about as a religious practice?
Faith and reason are often treated as opposites. But some philosophers believe they can only strengthen each other, including the Jewish sage Maimonides, who wrote the famous ‘Guide to the Perplexed.’
People who hold higher levels of hope will be less likely to experience symptoms of depression. Shared hopes are also important for expectations of national and international futures.
More than half of Māori identified as having ‘no religion’ in the latest census. Our new research examines what could be behind the sharp rise in Māori atheism.
Stereotypes about religion vs. science are overblown – but those assumptions can create challenges for religious grad students, a sociologist finds.
The curators of this new Bishop Auckland museum have plundered a wide range of other backroom collections.
Made at a time when America was facing crises on many fronts, William Friedkin’s film has profound things to say about humanity and society.
Investigating supernatural claims is a delicate task for the church, and Catholic leaders rarely label them as authentic.
Top contributors
-
Associate Professor, New Testament, & Inaugural Director of The Wesley Centre for Theology, Ethics, and Public Policy, University of Divinity
-
Senior Professorial Lecturer in Education, American University
-
Professor and Chair of History Department, Colorado State University
-
Professor of Sociology, West Virginia University
-
Associate Director, Yindyamarra Trust, Charles Sturt University
-
Associate Professor of Religious Studies, Texas State University
-
Professor of Religious Studies, College of the Holy Cross
-
Associate Professor in History, La Trobe University
-
Professor in Sociology, Loughborough University
-
Director of Centre for Muslim States and Societies, The University of Western Australia
-
Honorary Professor, DVCE Portfolio, Deakin University
-
Senior Lecturer in Science Education, University of KwaZulu-Natal
-
PhD Candidate, Swinburne University of Technology
-
Associate Professor (New Testament Studies), University of Divinity
-
Assistant Professor in the Department of Sociology and Legal Studies, University of Waterloo