“Nones” are adults who describe themselves religiously as atheist, agnostic or “nothing in particular.” This report uses the terms “nones” and “religiously unaffiliated” interchangeably. Negative ...

Clarity comes from the inner soul; morality emerges from one's own conscience. Morality is not imposed from outside. The ...

Christianity has experienced some of the largest losses from religious switching of any faith group around the world.

Family scholars find religions that ask a lot tend to give back a lot — especially when devotion is accompanied by gentleness ...

The Supreme Court on Monday debated how to define religion as it considered a case on a faith-based tax break. The justices generally seemed to think the government officials involved had adopted the ...

As an evolutionary psychologist who has only fairly recently started really focusing on religion, I’ve been impressed by what a difficult topic religion actually is. Religious systems are complex, ...

Some seek emotional grounding, looking for comfort, peace, hope, healing, reassurance, protection, safety, security, stability, strength, coping, resilience and ...

Rights and Responsibilities is a recurring series by Richard Garnett on legal education, the role of the courts in our constitutional structure, and the law of religious freedom and free expression.

Are young men becoming more religious, while young women continue to move away from organized religion? And what might these ...