The study of world religions opens doors to global understanding, empathy, appreciation for other perspectives, and much more. Yet, in most schools, it is not part of the regular curriculum. Seth ...

A new comparative analysis of states’ religiousness published this week by the Pew Research Center shows Alaska is the 35th most religious state in the country. The survey found 26% of Alaskans in Pew ...

A conversation with Jack Miles. Thank you, Jack, for participating in this interview. While I hope this conversation will result in greater interest in each of the beautifully designed and ...

KALAMAZOO, Mich.—A nationally known researcher whose work changed the study of the American Midwest and spirituality movements will be honored by Western Michigan University as a distinguished scholar ...

This article examines the ways in which the status of Mormonism within academic comparative religion discourses is quite different from that which has evolved among Latter-day Saint leaders and within ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract This article presents a cross-cultural comparison of the traditional fetish religion of the Kabiye of northern Togo with the ancestor religion ...

Born in Nairobi, Kenya, Ali S. Asani is Professor of Indo-Muslim and Islamic Religion and Cultures at Harvard University. After completing his high school education in Kenya, he attended Harvard ...

Eastern Michigan history lecturer Rick Rogers has been teaching "History 100, The Comparative Study of Religion" for almost two decades. But, this year, Rogers' course on the world's major religions ...

Eck’s speech comes as Harvard has shifted from the language of diversity, equity, and inclusion to a new focus on pluralism ...

AN effort is being made to establish in Cambridge a photographic record for use in illustrating the history and comparative study of religions. Any persons, especially those returning from the ...

With the generous support of Western Michigan University’s Center for the Humanities, this year (2020-2021) marked another successful year for the Realities vs. Ideal: A Round-table for the Study of ...

Carlisle Area School District will introduce “A Comparative Study of World Religions” course at its high school starting in 2021-22. School board members Thursday approved a motion to pilot the ...