From atheist churches to digital spirituality: ‘Non-religious’ religions are seeing a rise in the US

Americans are increasingly identifying themselves as people outside the traditional faith systems.

Morgan Shipley, The Conversation

· Nov 07, 2022 · 11:30 pm

The Quran reveals that fasting rituals of Ramzan are rooted in pre-Islamic pagan and Jewish practice

It explains, in part, why there is a debate over the spelling of Ramzan versus Ramadan.

Shruti Chakraborty, Sahapedia

· May 22, 2020 · 05:30 pm

In ancient Israel, fighting an epidemic involved guilt offerings and animal sacrifice

What rituals of the Old Testament can tell us about human psychology in times of crisis.

Hanna Tervanotko, The Conversation

· Apr 19, 2020 · 11:30 pm

Moralising gods came after rise of complex societies, finds study based on huge historical database

Beliefs in supernatural punishment appear when societies make the transition from simple to complex, found study that analysed 414 societies from 30 regions.

Harvey Whitehouse, The Conversation

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Peter Turchin, The Conversation

· Mar 26, 2019 · 11:30 pm

Why the polytheism of Hindus (and their texts) leaves the monotheistic West confused

Among other things, the gods represented in polytheism often behave in morally chaotic ways.

Saikat Majumdar

· Nov 02, 2018 · 08:30 am

For many South Korean Christians, reunification with the North is a religious goal

With almost 30% of South Koreans either Protestant or Catholic, faith plays a big role in how people think about relations with the North.

Diane Winston, The Conversation

· Jun 04, 2018 · 11:30 pm

Video: Why Buddhists in Japan have been praying to Hindu gods as well for many centuries

Deities such as Lakshmi, Saraswati, Ganesha and Kubera have melted into Japanese culture with different names and characteristics.

Ramakrishnan M

· Jan 22, 2018 · 05:39 pm

How a translation mistake ended up making India a part of the Bible

Whether medieval Christians saw India as a symbol of evil or as the home of saints, the Subcontinent remained a source of fascination.

Blake Smith

· Feb 21, 2017 · 11:30 am

Meet Rajasthan’s goddesses of small things – garbage, sneezing fits, hens and lunar calendar days

While some goddesses are enshrined in large temples, others are located in humble stone dwellings. All have triangular red flags fluttering on top.

Mrinal Pande

· Jul 13, 2016 · 06:30 pm

Are Indian courts and activists denying the gods their gender and sexuality?

This de-sexing of gods and goddesses makes it difficult to explain the exclusion of women from the presence of celibate gods.

Devdutt Pattanaik

· Apr 18, 2016 · 10:30 am

The Virgin gushing milk in a Tamil Nadu church is a Hindu favourite

Worshippers from all religions visit the church with cult-like devotion to have their wishes fulfilled.

Saba Naqvi

· Apr 10, 2016 · 08:30 am

Bhogbhumi quip: Perhaps RSS’s Bhaiyyaji Joshi needs to read some (more) Hindu scriptures

Even a cursory reading of these texts makes it obvious that bhog is a many-layered word that is definitely not limited to mindless and greedy consumption.

Mrinal Pande

· Apr 04, 2016 · 07:30 pm