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

The goddess of all things: Stories of Bhavani Amman abound at Tamil Nadu's Periyapalayam temple fest

Thousands of devotees queued up at the Periyapalayam temple near Chennai, dedicated to the deity, as the Tamil month of Aadi began.

Vinita Govindarajan

· Aug 02, 2016 · 05:30 pm