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How one man's divine dream became a poultry-shaped reality.
Adolescents actively shape the transformation of religion and become the bearers of new religious patterns, worldviews, and values.
John Templeton Foundation
Zombies aren't a modern-day obsession. Throughout history, fear of the undead led to bizarre burial rituals all over the world.
Modern robotics are creating a kind of cultural paradox, where the best religion is the one that eventually involves no humans at all.
Brian C. Muraresku, New York Times best-selling author of "The Immortality Key," unpacks ancient evidence for the widespread ritual use of psychoactive plants.
Some would say AI is immortal and all-knowing — Godlike, even.
How can you fit a camel through a needle?
Queen Calafia seems like she could have sprung from the pages of a modern fantasy novel.
About 1 in 5 adults now say they have no religious affiliation, up from 1 in 50 in 1960.
The Church of England is debating if believers should stop using gendered language when talking about God.
Democratic freedom, rapturous religion, and newspapers created a hotbed for social experimentation in 19th-century America.
"I am an anthropologist, and for years, I have spoken to people who have had these experiences."
John Templeton Foundation
Could the prevalence of flood myths around the world tell us something about early human migration or even the way our brains work?
Far from practicing witchcraft, the experimentation of medieval alchemists helped bring about the Scientific Revolution.
Hinduism emphasizes the journey, whichever path that takes. And it holds us responsible for our own self-improvement.
Zen masters often have strikingly different ideas about how to live and attain enlightenment.
St Nick had a history of teleporting long before needing to reach all the world's children in one night.
There is more consensus on what heaven looks like than hell.
For the first time in nearly 1500 years, fewer than half the people in England and Wales consider themselves Christian.
Psychologists are finding that moral code violations can leave an enduring mark — and may require new types of therapy.
Mahāyāna is the most popular type of Buddhism in the world today.
There are different types of atheism and atheists. In general, they can be classified as the non-religious, the non-believers, and agnostics.
"Oosouji" or "big cleaning" is much more than a chance to tidy up.
Many Americans aren't rejecting spirituality, just practicing it differently.
Rushdie was heavily criticized by figures across the political spectrum for being offensive. People tried to “cancel” Rushdie long before that term was invented.
The “scientific Buddha” and the idea of Buddhist exceptionalism with regard to science are modern creations.
Satanic cultists don't even believe the Devil exists. Satanism is largely a religion focused on secular humanism and hedonism.
You can buy over 400,000 products tagged “witch” on Etsy, from candles to spell bottles to pentagram necklaces.