As we move further into Matthew’s Gospel, we see increasing hostility growing between Jesus and the Jewish religious leaders.

The Bible is a cultural force unlike no other. As a book, it outsells all others combined. As a source of authority, only the Constitution competes with it for influence. But what is the Bible, really ...

If a survey were conducted by any church and the members were asked to choose their favorite attribute of God, the top selection by a landslide would be His love. Love is something we each desire to ...

This course introduces students to the study of religion by examining religious practices within a variety of cultural and historical contexts around the world. The course invites students to think ...

The thesis represents a challenging and culminating academic experience in a Religious Studies major’s scholarly career at Bates. Each student develops a thesis topic in the first semester of the ...

Philosophy and Religious Studies constitute two interrelated yet distinct disciplines that critically explore the nature of reality, knowledge, and values alongside the diverse manifestations of faith ...

A sweeping census on the state of American religion reveals a less sensational tale of Christianity in decline and a rise of the religiously unaffiliated compared to a decade ago. Pew Research Center ...

On Wednesday afternoon, Russell T. McCutcheon had a Zoom call with the chair of a religious-studies department who wanted to get ahead of what has come to seem like an existential crisis in the field.

(RNS) — Among the spiritual but not religious, 38% say religion does more harm than good, while just 7% of religious Americans share this view. (RNS) — Americans have been abandoning organized ...

The President of the Irish Catholic Bishops’ Conference said that while the results are not a complete reversal of recent decline, "it is saying something." ...

The Pew study finds the decline of Christianity in the United States has slowed and may have leveled off. The Pew Research Center's third Religious Landscape Study finds 62% of U.S. adults describe ...