The study of religion, society and culture explores the intricate relationships between religious beliefs and practices, the cultural narratives they inspire, and the societal institutions in which ...
A new study argues that human culture — including religion, politics and war — influences how wildlife evolves in cities. In Los Angeles, factors such as policing, zoning, and local values and ...
Mahtab Dastur is an 18-year-old student at Rice University in Houston. In one of the most culturally diverse metros in the country, Dastur also happens to be the only undergraduate practicing the ...
In a first-of-its-kind initiative in Bhutan, Druk Nyo Foundation, a social and cultural organisation—has started working on a project to rediscover and document Buddhism’s deep reverence for nature ...
Christian Smith responds to CT’s reviews of Why Religion Went Obsolete. Of all the themes I stress in Why Religion Went Obsolete, the importance of “deep culture” is among the most fundamental.
As an essential condition for the pluralism of cultures and beliefs in a society, the religious neutrality of public institutions relegates religion and beliefs to the private sphere and that of ...
There has been a recent, but sharp, uptick in the proportion of U.S. adults who say that religion is gaining influence in American life, according to new insight from Pew Research Center. This shift ...