A short history of Chinese "religions." (The word "religion" did not enter the Chinese lexicon until the 19th century.) This essay examines Chinese belief systems, which refers to how people think and ...

Over the last few thousand years, these religious groups have shaped the course of history and had a profound influence on the trajectory of the human race. Through countless conflicts ...

Hollywood is bringing religion back into the mainstream. Jesus Revolution made a splash at the box office, First Reformed made a dent at the art house and movies like Exodus parted the Red Sea at ...

Richard Janko, a classicist at the University of Michigan, has called the papyrus “the most important new piece of evidence about Greek philosophy and religion to come to light since the ...

The academic study of religion is an inherently interdisciplinary field, incorporating textual studies of the world's sacred texts, language studies, art, history, philosophy, anthropology, politics, ...

Typically, the fate of new religious movements is largely beyond their control, depending greatly on features of the environment in which they appear. Here, two important factors are involved.

The Role of Organized Religion in Modern Life For many, religion provides a sense of community, tradition, and purpose. It acts as a foundation for moral values and principles. However, in recent ...

The statue was found at Taposiris Magna, an archaeological site where some researchers suspect Cleopatra and Mark Antony are entombed Eli Wizevich After spending centuries on a British aristocrat ...

Each year, the number of Americans who are leaving organized religion continues to grow. According to 2024 Pew Research Study, more than 1 in 4 Americans now identity as religious "nones," meaning ...

In this field, we examine religion as a dimension of human culture, using theories and methods common to other academic fields, such as history, sociology, anthropology, or literary and cultural ...

This new book by Hongō Kazuto covers all the major, classical developments you might expect to find in a conventional history of religion in Japan, from the age of myth in the ancient texts to ...