We might agree religious freedom is a good thing—but can we agree on what it really means? We might agree religious freedom is a good thing—but can we agree on what it really means? This episode of ...

People who study the societies of the world have never found one without a religion. Individuals may not believe in God, but in the long history of humanity, people in societies have almost always ...

Miracles by definition defy science. But a new research effort attempts to understand what our experiences with them do to the brain.

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Religion is often confused with spirituality. People think that if they are religious, they are spiritual. Spirituality, awakening, Enlightenment, however, is beyond religion. While religion can be ...

Rights and Responsibilities is a recurring series by Richard Garnett on legal education, the role of the courts in our constitutional structure, and the law of religious freedom and free expression.

However, sociologists of religion Isabella Kasselstrand, Phil Zuckerman, and Ryan Cragun insist in their new book, Beyond Doubt: the Secularization of Society, that “Secularization is happening.

Pius XII upset Vatican tradition, turned a new papal face to the world last week. One evening soon after the fall of Rome, hobnailed boots clumped into the plush-gold Throne Room at the Papal Palace.

At issue in the court case to resume this Wednesday and Thursday is whether West Virginia's school vaccination law is ...