Christian Studies is an expansive, interdisciplinary field that critically examines the historical, theological, cultural, and educational dimensions of Christianity. Research in this area ...

Sociology can help us see neglected drivers of religious beliefs. But it shouldn’t lose focus on the beliefs themselves. You should read Religion for Realists: Why We All Need the Scientific Study of ...

A new account of faith in higher education adds some neglected themes to more familiar story lines. Many scholars have written about the history of secularization in American higher education. But ...

The Pew study finds the decline of Christianity in the United States has slowed and may have leveled off. The Pew Research Center's third Religious Landscape Study finds 62% of U.S. adults describe ...

Material Christianity -- Piety, art, fashion: the religious object -- The Bible in the Victorian home -- The religious symbolism of Laurel Hill Cemetery -- Lourdes water and American Catholicism -- ...