Tag: Religious studies

What if you could invent your own religion from scratch? What would you teach about God? For that matter, what would your own personal do-it-yourself religion tell us about you?

A new poll shows that college students are almost evenly divided into three camps when it comes to faith. About a third, 32%, are true believers. Another 32% are spiritual but not religious. And 28% consider themselves secular.

Religion in prison is a very American story. In a society that defines religion in a deeplhy personal way, we also are quick to fill up our jails. America has around 5% of the world’s population, yet 25% of its prisoners. So what happens when religion and prison meet up?

A recent study suggests that the American taxpayer subsidized religion to the tune of $82.5 billion per year. But is that a bad thing? The sponsors of the study say it is.

How can two different religious traditions embrace such different views of Jesus? Professor Mona Siddiqui of Edinburgh University looks at how Christianity and Islam understand Jesus from both an academic and a personal standpoint.

Mixing religion and alcohol may be dangerous to other people’s health according to a new study of religion, alcohol and violence.

When Larry Alex Taunton interviewed college nonbelievers about how and why they left religion, he discovered how it was the churches that drove young people to unbelief.