Reports of divine encounters aren’t always legitimate, but they shouldn’t be lightly dismissed. Many religious people report vivid or otherwise memorable religious experiences, which they regard as ...

After I reviewed Evangelical blogger Anthony Costello’s new short book The Return of Paganism, Anthony responded on his own blog. His response was polite and mostly fair. While I’ve made some comments ...

It’s a long word, a neologism, that seeks to capture a cultural transformation that is both historically specific and socially profound, a shift in mentalities and practices cutting to the core of ...

Three thousand years ago, in ancient China, sages stuck red hot pokers into empty turtle shells to study the way cracks developed on the flat side of the shell. Depending on the pattern made by the ...

Religious literacy is having knowledge of other religions in the world and their beliefs. It means to have a basic understanding of religious histories, some important scriptures and their meaning, ...

Since the advent of functional neuroimaging in the early 1990s, the temptation to peek into the brains of people praying, meditating, or speaking in tongues has been irresistible. As is often the case ...

CAMARILLO, Calif. (AP) — For many evangelical Christians, personal relationships with Jesus are central to their faith. The tech company Just Like Me is innovating this connection by offering video ...

James Taylor is a prominent Canadian theologian who has written 15 books on faith and grief, taught religion at several colleges and been the recipient of an honorary Doctor of Divinity degree. But ...

Hyper-religiosity is often a feature of mania in bipolar disorder. But for many, religion and spirituality are tools to support medication and talk therapy when living with bipolar disorder. Share on ...

How we did this The goal of this report is to delve into the religious experiences of Black Catholics. It’s a follow-up to a February 2021 report, “Faith Among Black Americans,” that examined the role ...

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