The Gallup report appears to reflect a trend observed by some religious leaders: Pockets of young Americans, especially men, ...

Religious studies is a discipline that explores the spiritual and religious practices of individuals and cultures around the world. The Department of Religious Studies offers powerful opportunities ...

College is often a time of reinvention, but, for many students, faith remains a steady anchor amid that change. At USC, the University Religious Center, where interfaith chapels and services are ...

Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Olivet University, a California-based Bible college, will maintain its national accreditation for another year, according ...

Visiting Scholar Samah Choudhury highlighted the impact of Islam and secularism on the manifestation of humor in Muslim communities in a Tuesday event sponsored by the Department of Religious Studies.

At first glance, the December meeting of a little-known government panel looked like ordinary bureaucratic business. But then, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s advisory board opened its ...

The Trump administration swiftly removed Carrie Prejen Boller, a former Miss California winner, from a White House religious council amid accusations she worked to "hijack" a hearing on antisemitism, ...

I recently studied a 12-year-old identical male twin pair, Jim and Carl. Interestingly, their mother revealed that her twins were being raised in different religions, i.e., her husband's and her own. ...

Interfaith Alliance and Hindus for Human Rights were among those accusing the commission of violating the Federal Advisory Committee Act, which requires such groups to have a balance of viewpoints.

In 2024, Justin Lester, a pastor of Friendship Baptist Church in Vallejo, California, built a custom GPT for his church that uses his sermons to develop small group materials and allows other church ...

Authorities have nabbed a third suspect in a chilling murder case tied to a cult-like religious group in Southern California. Ramon Duiz Duran, 44, was arrested at his workplace in Nashville, ...

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 ...