Introduction: The matter of belief? / by David Morgan -- Theory -- Body and mind : material for a never-ending intellectual odyssey / Jojada Verrips -- Object theory : toward an intersubjective, ...

Dozens of religious organizations gathered on Bryan Center Plaza to showcase their groups Sept. 8 as part of Duke’s Identity, Culture and Religion week, the third in Duke’s six Welcome Weeks. Their ...

The fact that Christian Smith has written an extremely important sociological study of American religion with Why Religion Went Obsolete: The Demise of Traditional Faith in America is hardly news. He ...

INDIANAPOLIS – Lilly Endowment Inc. has awarded grants to 33 museums, libraries, historic sites and other organizations across the United States to develop exhibitions and education programs and ...

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.

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 ...

Myanmar's religious temples stood as symbols of faith and history. After the recent 7.7 magnitude earthquake, many are wondering: will they ever rise again or are they lost forever? This building lies ...