Religion is a ladder you climb; Christianity is a hand reaching down. If you feel exhausted, anxious, or not “good enough,” you might be practicing religion. Christianity invites you to drop the ...
Many people today wrestle with understanding whether they identify as religious, spiritual, or somewhere in between. It’s not uncommon to hear someone say, “I’m spiritual, not religious,” but what ...
Co-authored with Dr. Ken Baskin. Few things are more important to human psychology writ large than religion. But what does this concept really mean? The more deeply we investigate it, the odder ...
A majority of adults still identify with their childhood religion, but 35% don’t. Read about when and why Americans may ...
Anila Ali traces her interest in the interfaith movement to scripture. "God says in the Koran to Muslims," she says, "I have created you into tribes—different tribes—so that you may get to know each ...
Joining me now to dive deeper into the findings of this research and what it says about faith in America is Reverend Kelly Brown Douglas. She's dean of the Episcopal Divinity School at Union ...
Perry (@profsamperry) is a Professor of Sociology at the University of Oklahoma. He is among the nation’s leading experts on conservative Christianity in American politics, race, sexuality, and ...
Most U.S. adults express positive views about America’s openness to people from around the world, the new Religious Landscape Study (RLS) finds. This is true across the religious spectrum. Upward of ...
Is there really a difference between magic and religion? The word “magic” has dubious, demonic connotations. But is there really a difference between magic and religion? In this episode of Crash ...
Belief in the spirit world is a key part of many faiths and religions. A 2023 survey of 26 countries revealed that about half the respondents believed in the existence of angels, demons, fairies and ...