THE RELIGION GUY’S ANSWER: This question might seem absurd, since religious birth rituals are so universal. But Christian baptism of infants is being assailed by a prominent (though alienated) ...

As a child, I was taught to kneel next to my bed as I prayed to God in the evening. Now, I must admit that I rarely pray in this sort of way, often praying in a seated position in the early hours of ...

Christian amulets reveal how Roman protection practices survived religious change despite church criticism and the rise of ...

Contemporary Paganism encompasses diverse movements that reclaim or reinvent pre-Christian European religions, including Wicca, Heathenry, Druidry and other polytheistic or animistic paths.

INDIANAPOLIS — Lilly Endowment is inviting faith-based organizations to enhance and multiply the opportunities they offer individuals from a wide variety of backgrounds to learn about and engage in ...

Candler School of Theology Assistant Professor Nichole Phillips explores the power of religious rituals to create social cohesion and dismantle barriers. Emory Photo/Video. Editor's Note: In 2010, ...

Religious rituals can look uniquely spiritual, but the transcript explores a theory that some of their underlying behaviors may reach deep into human evolutionary history. Researchers reconstruct ...

Liz Bucar is a religious ethicist who teaches at Northeastern University, directs the Sacred Writes program, and writes the Religion, Reimagined Substack. Her 2022 book Stealing My Religion examines ...

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Archaeologists in Central Europe recently uncovered an ancient grave – reopened not by modern looters, but by medieval Poles over 1,000 years ago. The excavation took place at the Nowy Chorów cemetery ...

Many fictional universes include elaborate religions, yet they often feel thin compared to real-world traditions. While fantasy stories frequently focus on mythologies and divine lore, they tend to ...