In a year marked by political violence and collective unease, writers on religion and spirituality offered reflections on ...

Pew Research Center recently conducted a survey on religion among Asian Americans, the largest nationally representative survey of its kind to date. In addition, to look more deeply into how Asian ...

During the Republican debate Wednesday night, the first question about abortion didn’t arrive until there were just 15 minutes left in the two-hour event. Fox News’ Dana Perino, one of the moderators, ...

The world is becoming increasingly proficient at telling stories that deny God. But does anyone really notice? It would seem so. A recent Pew Research study found that a large percentage (80%) of U.S.

Christian Smith responds to CT’s reviews of Why Religion Went Obsolete. Of all the themes I stress in Why Religion Went Obsolete, the importance of “deep culture” is among the most fundamental.

When news breaks, you need to understand what actually matters. At Vox, our mission is to help you make sense of the world — and that work has never been more vital. But we can’t do it on our own. We ...

As an essential condition for the pluralism of cultures and beliefs in a society, the religious neutrality of public institutions relegates religion and beliefs to the private sphere and that of ...

The title of this conference is not a mere play on words or a dramatic ploy to get your attention. Nor is a reference to the threat of fire looming far and near just a convenient metaphor to think ...

For years, Craig Considine, a senior lecturer at Houston's Rice University, has witnessed the long-term decline of people identifying as Christians in Texas and across the country, along with the rise ...

Religious faith is often associated with happiness, peace of mind, and a sense of purpose. A new series of scientific ...