A new Smithsonian book and exhibition explores the ongoing conflicts and reconciliations between faith and technology in American life Peter Manseau - Curator, Religion, National Museum of American ...

In Ohio, lawmakers passed a new bill that authorizes public school and state university teachers to instruct on the “positive ...

Ohio lawmakers have passed a bill allowing teachers to discuss religion's positive impact on American history. Supporters say it clarifies existing rights. Critics warn of bias and ignoring negative ...

(The Conversation) — With religious affiliation on the decline, continuing racism and increasing income inequality, some scholars and activists are soul-searching about the Black church’s role in ...

Nine in 10 Americans gather around a table to share food on Thanksgiving. At this polarizing moment, anything that promises to bring Americans together warrants our attention. But as a historian of ...

In recent years, however, the relationship between Judaism and violence has begun to be noticed, and discussions about ...

(The Conversation) — Six adults were killed March 9, 2023, in Hamburg, Germany, in what police described as a “rampage” after an evening religious service. Several others were wounded during the ...

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Diagoras was the first known atheist, whose bold critique of the gods was crucial in shaping early Greek secular thought.

Controversies regarding religion in the classroom in the United States are as old as the public school system itself. Most recently, a Louisiana law mandates that posters of the Ten Commandments be ...