Once a persecuted faith on the fringes of the empire, Christianity became the official religion of Rome transforming its identity, politics, and legacy forever. This video explores the pivotal events, ...

To understand Islam, we need to understand its major divisions, Sunni and Shiite. One way to start is to grasp the dueling significances of a major Islamic holiday, Ashura, coming up next Saturday ...

A new exhibition in Dublin showcases historic manuscripts written in Irish monasteries. The show also features medieval ...

Most people who switch religions do not join another tradition; they leave religion altogether. Christians and Buddhists are ...

In 1921, William Bell Riley admonished his opponents that they should “cease from shoveling in dirt on living men,” for the ...

If we imagine religion as a technology, argues Notre Dame sociologist Christian Smith, we can better see the cause of its ...

Sociologists of religion present a new edition of one of the most comprehensive empirical studies of religious trends across the world – Detlef ...

As we prepare to celebrate the founding of this nation, let’s keep this in mind: Religious liberty is fundamental to American ...

The sprawling, multigenerational drama of diaspora and the preservation of cultural tradition unfolds over the clattering ...

A stunning discovery in southern Turkey is raising new questions about the origins of timekeeping and the early human ...