Most Indians say they want to stop their women marrying across religious lines, Pew survey shows

The survey on attitudes to religion in India found a high level of religious tolerance coupled with a desire to keep communities separate.

Scroll Staff

· Jun 29, 2021 · 07:43 pm

The spread of Islam in West Asia owes more to mixed marriages than forced conversions

Medieval West Asia was a world of surprisingly porous borders.

Christian C Sahner, Aeon

· Dec 26, 2019 · 09:30 pm

Jonestown beyond the massacre: The Peoples Temple was a commune built on ideals of equality

A religious studies professor whose sisters were a part of the community talks about the larger story of the place.

Rebecca Moore, The Conversation

· Nov 22, 2018 · 09:30 pm

How Jewish reformers took the ‘materialism’ stereotype and turned it into an ethos of hope

For 19th-century intellectuals, Judaism was defined by the way people related to land, labour and bodies.

Eliyahu Stern, Aeon

· Nov 16, 2018 · 11:30 pm

Why atheists aren’t necessarily more rational than believers

'I don't believe in God, I believe in science,' atheists often argue. But that doesn't mean their thinking is evidence-based.

Lois Lee, The Conversation

· Oct 03, 2018 · 11:30 pm

Can the emotional power of art (and religion) be the answer to the problems of the post-truth world?

Literary debate: A novelist asked questions about the ‘Hindu Left’. A scholar countered his views. Now the novelist writes back.

Saikat Majumdar

· Sep 23, 2018 · 05:30 pm

Supreme Court seeks Centre’s response to plea seeking ban on green ‘un-Islamic’ flags

The green flag with a crescent and a star is being used with ‘utmost impunity’, the petition by the Shia Waqf Board chairperson said.

Scroll Staff

· Jul 16, 2018 · 12:54 pm

The Mormon Church’s history of restricting black men from priesthood has had a lasting impact

Forty years ago, the Mormon church reversed restrictions on its members of African-American descent. But racial diversity remains a struggle.

Matthew Bowman, The Conversation

· Jun 05, 2018 · 11:30 pm

Milad-un-Nabi: How poets and lyricists celebrate the birth of Prophet Muhammad

The use of the language of conventional love poetry makes some people uncomfortable, however.

Rakhshanda Jalil

· Dec 02, 2017 · 07:30 am

Video: How big is religion a factor in India’s holiday and tourism calendar?

The sheer number of religious cultures lengthens the country’s bank holidays and keeps domestic tourism strong.

Ramakrishnan M

· Dec 01, 2017 · 08:45 am

An old ritual of circulating Mary statuettes among homes is helping recession-hit Brazil heal

The small chapel movement forms part of a long history of Roman Catholic rituals involving sacred relics and statues sent out to tour the world’s parishes.

Bernardo Figueiredo, The Conversation

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Daiane Scaraboto, The Conversation

· Sep 18, 2017 · 08:30 pm

The power of prayer: A short history of deras and their political patronage

Not everyone who visits deras or ashrams is driven by profound questions about faith.

Mrinal Pande

· Aug 29, 2017 · 06:30 am