Editor’s note: This is the first of a two-part letter to the editor focusing on the theory of religion. I am ambivalent about writing this article, but I am looking for answers. I was raised in a good ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio – People are not drawn to religion just because of a fear of death or any other single reason, according to a new comprehensive, psychological theory of religion. There are actually 16 ...

Some hundred-fifty years since the publication of On the Origin of Species roiled the deeply intertwined worlds of science and religion, it remains a commonplace to set Charles Darwin’s theory of ...

The majority of Americans see science and religion in conflict, according to a Pew Research Center report. But as it turns out, when people are asked about their specific beliefs, they’re less likely ...

A new book coming out this month written by an agnostic philosophy professor at Columbia College in Chicago strives to document “Why We Need Religion.” “Our brains evolved to seek help,” author ...

Eugene has kindly invited me to contribute a series of posts, briefly describing my taxonomy of new variants of the most-favored-nation theory of religious liberty (forthcoming in the Iowa Law Review) ...

This review essay engages Manuel Vásquez's new book, More than Belief: A Materialist Theory of Religion, from the perspective of Latin American religious practice and thought. Vásquez's materialist ...

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This post was co-authored by Ken Baskin. As we described in a previous post, the concept of Religion 1 can refer to a wide variety of practices and beliefs. Many in the West think of Religion in terms ...

Some hundred-fifty years since the publication of On the Origin of Species roiled the deeply intertwined worlds of science and religion, it remains a commonplace to set Charles Darwin’s theory of ...