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 ...

“Even an ancient vision has its moment of birth,” wrote Israeli national poet Natan Alterman. The same holds true for old and familiar truths; they too have moments of birth, or rather rebirth, in ...

In building a biography of Jesus, we began last month by charting the years in which he lived. Now we move to Jesus’s family.

Benedictine nuns are pictured in 1900 before the completion of St. Anthony's Hospital in Bemidji, Minn. The image appeared in a 2011 documentary titled "Women & Spirit: Catholic Sisters in America," ...

Each week, we’ll be covering how faith shapes our politics, culture and society — and how it’s appearing in new forms.

EDITOR'S NOTE: This article is part of "Religion: Got questions?," a series answering your biggest religious questions. Each week, we will answer one submitted faith question. To send a submission ...

Editor's note: This article is part of "Religion: Got questions?," a series answering your biggest religious questions. Each week, we will answer one submitted faith question. Wyatt Massey covers ...

(RNS) — I’m a quantitative scholar of American religion and politics, so I am used to everyone from religion scholars unused to working with data to anxious parents asking me random questions. Those ...

Charlie Kirk criticized the separation of church and state and encouraged more Christian influence in the government.