To understand what religion looks like in 21st-century America, researchers may need to ask different questions.
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‘The Testament of Ann Lee,’ Mona Fastvold’s 2025 film, depicts part of the long history of Shaker worship.
Obituaries reveal shifting cultural values across time and place. Here’s a glimpse into how the moral vocabulary has evolved over several decades.
Anime characters often face challenges that connect to long-standing Buddhist and Shintō teachings. In this course, students look closely at what anime is saying about life.
‘Cultural Catholics’ who rarely attend Mass now make up half of the US church.
Beyond entertainment, fandom provides meaning, values and essential community to some participants.
Despite pressure to cancel Israel performances, Dylan has performed in the country several times. Ever an enigma, he rarely explains his decisions − or views on religion.
The characterization of Latter-day Saints on shows like ‘Heretic’ and ‘Secret Lives of Mormon Wives’ says more about the rest of America than the church itself.
Ahead of elections in India, a series of films that promote the ruling party’s right-wing ideology are seeking to influence voters. An art historian explains how the trend started.
Though only a few of Scorsese’s films focus on religious stories, deeper questions about faith, doubt and living in a violent world tend to haunt his movies.
Immigration may be concentrated on America’s coasts, but newcomers are putting down roots in Midwestern communities as well.
Ruth’s headline-grabbing home runs helped his sport recover from scandal, while his own story helped combat anti-Catholic prejudice.
Over the past decades, many Chicana artists have used Guadalupe to emphasize issues of justice around immigration.
In many parts of the world, hip-hop has become a way for Muslim artists to assert their belonging and identity.
Is Jesus a peacemaker or a warrior? A socialist or a capitalist? Depending on whom you ask, American Christians see Christ as all these things and more.
The way many Americans think about racial identity today is hard to map onto the complex history of ancient Egypt and ancient Nubia.
The civil rights leader Malcolm X was famously part of the Nation of Islam until his break from the group in 1964. What is the history behind this small but influential religious movement?
The cross was not always the dominant symbol of Christianity, and would certainly not have been worn as a fashion accessory by early Christians.
These crackdowns are occurring around the world in countries that are becoming less free because of what’s known as ‘democratic backsliding.’
Writers seem to be especially vulnerable in polarized times, when the nuances of works are more likely to be overlooked.
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Associate Professor of Art History and Museum Studies, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
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Associate Professor, New Testament, & Inaugural Director of The Wesley Centre for Theology, Ethics, and Public Policy, University of Divinity
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