The United Nations’ recent World Interfaith Harmony Week provided an ideal opportunity for William & Mary’s I-Faith organization to get back to its roots by hosting a one-day conference entitled “The ...

Religious literacy begins with three foundational insights: religions are internally diverse, historically dynamic, and deeply embedded in culture. No single faith tradition speaks with one unified ...

Religion has long played a pivotal role in shaping human affairs, influencing social structures, cultural practices, and historical events. It provides not only a framework for individual beliefs but ...

Many people assume that studying religion means promoting or defending a particular faith, but academic religious studies is ...

While following her dream to become a criminal prosecutor, Reagan Brown has learned how to craft eloquent arguments, how to stand up for her beliefs, and how to keep cool in intense situations. As a ...

Contents of religious texts, though mostly very old now, still shape communities and behaviors the world over. Some are of the view that as mostly men were in the forefront during the formative years ...

A new approach to the study of religion is using cognitive science to try reach a new understanding of religious behavior and thought. Cognitive science of religion is a 20-year-old field that uses ...

The American Academy of Religion has released new guidelines for how religion should be taught to undergraduates and what students should know about religion by the time they graduate. The ...

What is living religion? We're so glad you asked! Virgin of Guadalupe and Jesus mosaics at outdoor chapel, Sacred Heart Catholic Church, San Jose. [Photo by Elizabeth Drescher, 2020.] The study of ...

For me there isn't a war between religion and science. In fact, I think the two could form instructive and profitable partnerships if they would. It might possibly be that the two subjects are ...