Religious belief is one of the oldest and most complex aspects of human culture, shaping civilizations, laws, and personal identities. But for those who stand outside the realm of faith, certain ...

The philosophy of religion critically examines fundamental questions concerning the nature of the divine, the structure of religious belief and the interrelationship between classical doctrines and ...

Their idea of religion was aptly described by an Orangeman who, in giving evidence in favor of a prisoner, protested that his friend could not have marched at the head of a mob cursing the Pope, as he ...

Charles Habib Malik, Lebanon’s delegate at U.N., is a Christian (Greek Orthodox) Arab and a onetime professor of philosophy at the American University in Beirut. His voice of clear faith often rises ...

Local residents burn paper offerings as a ritual for deceased ancestors during the Zhongyuan Festival in Rongan, China. (STR/AFP via Getty Images) How we did this This report aims to explain the ...

I grew up on college campuses, with graduate students for babysitters. The eldest daughter of an academic psychologist, I looked forward to the faculty parties at my house, where my father’s ...

He majored in religion at Duke University and attended the Duke Divinity School and has studied at the University of Edinburgh, Scotland, and received his Ph.D. from the University of Manchester, ...