Conspiracy theories are nothing new in American history, but today conspiracy theories from QAnon to the Deep State are especially strong and divisive. Why? I believe that secularization and religious ...

Eugene has kindly invited me to contribute a series of posts, briefly describing my taxonomy of new variants of the most-favored-nation theory of religious liberty (forthcoming in the Iowa Law Review) ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio – People are not drawn to religion just because of a fear of death or any other single reason, according to a new comprehensive, psychological theory of religion. There are actually 16 ...

(The Conversation) — Overcoming conspiracy theories isn’t just about information. A scholar of religion explains that the emotions they inspire are part of their appeal. Much of the commentary on ...

(RNS) — The most likely to agree they frequently heard conspiracy theories from their congregants were those who pastor churches with attendance of 250 or more people. (RNS) — They’re not just on ...

A common misconception in the public debate between evolutionary theory and Intelligent Design/Creationism is to call evolutionary theory “just a theory.” While it is true that it is a theory, the ...

Religion is a human universal. Every society that has ever existed has had some form of organized religion that has dominated its culture and often its government as well. For this reason, many ...

The religious studies major provides in-depth study of religious traditions, spiritualities, and lived experiences in a variety of historical, cultural, and experiential contexts. Through studying ...

Religion is a human universal. Every society that has ever existed has had some form of organized religion that has dominated its culture and often its government as well. For this reason, many ...