The academic study of religion examines belief, ritual, and religious institutions using tools drawn from multiple disciplines. Sociologists analyze how religion shapes communities and social ...

Today, on the first Friday of Lent, Daniel Rober, an associate professor of Catholic Studies, considers a timely question: Is religion making a comeback in the United States? He looks at the data, the ...

The “No True Scotsman” fallacy appears constantly in debates about religion, often without people realizing it. This video explains how the fallacy works and why it distorts discussions about belief ...

A nun holds an image of the Lady of Guadalupe while waiting for arrival of the new Pope in St Peter's square. Camillo Pasquarelli In 2007, at Memorial Hospital in Rhode Island, a premature baby was ...

This Pew Research Center report examines religious switching in the United States, including the reasons people give for staying in or leaving their childhood religion. It also looks at social and ...

Americans have been turning away from organized religion for decades — but recent research suggests that trend might be stalling out. And studies do show that people affiliated with a religion tend to ...