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," ...

Theology and religious studies are often confused, but they represent distinct academic approaches to religion. Theology typically engages questions raised within a specific faith tradition, such as ...

In the 2023-24 Religious Landscape Study (RLS), 59% of adults who identify with a religion say that homosexuality should be accepted by society, up a bit from 55% in 2014 and from 46% in 2007. 68 This ...

On balance, U.S. adults are more likely to view religion as helpful than as harmful: 44% say religion does more good than harm, while 19% say it does more harm than good. About one-third think it does ...

This video explains the core difference between theology and religious studies. Theology engages questions raised within a faith tradition, often from an insider perspective. Religious studies ...

A major new study on religious views in the United States finds – as Americans’ connection to organized religion continues to fade – there are deep divides over the appropriate role for religion in ...

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What shall a pious citizen believe? Shall he obey his God or his State when both claim allegiance? To most plain men an academic matter, this question has become increasingly engrossing to certain ...

A few years ago, a high school reader wrote in after reading my blogpost, "Flat Earthers: Belief, Skepticism, and Denialism" posing interesting questions about religious faith and denialism—that is, ...