(RNS) — Religious churn has been a key fixture of U.S. religion for a long time, but a new survey of changes in American religion finds that motion is not so much a swirling but a one-way stream ...

The Department encourages students to consider an independent study when they have a clear topic of interest to pursue and there are no courses being offered that treat the subject matter. Prior to ...

The Bible is a cultural force unlike no other. As a book, it outsells all others combined. As a source of authority, only the Constitution competes with it for influence. But what is the Bible, really ...

(RNS) — Among the spiritual but not religious, 38% say religion does more harm than good, while just 7% of religious Americans share this view. (RNS) — Americans have been abandoning organized ...

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 ...

(RNS) — A new Pew Research Center study measuring the evolution of the global religious population shows Muslims are the fastest-growing faith group, followed by the religiously unaffiliated. Though ...

A conversation with Jack Miles. Thank you, Jack, for participating in this interview. While I hope this conversation will result in greater interest in each of the beautifully designed and ...

Sociology can help us see neglected drivers of religious beliefs. But it shouldn’t lose focus on the beliefs themselves. You should read Religion for Realists: Why We All Need the Scientific Study of ...

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The Church of the Holy Ascension, a Russian Orthodox church that is an historic landmark in Unalaska, is seen on Oct. 28, 2010. A new comparative analysis of states’ religiousness published this week ...