Pope Francis’ Synod on Synodality is attempting to move the church toward a more dialogue-based model of authority, a scholar of Catholicism explains.
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Two social scientists analyzed periodicals from US religious leaders in 1935 to determine what factors influenced groups’ sympathy, ambivalence or outrage about Hitler and Nazi Germany.
When people living with HIV in Nigeria receive support from close friends, they are less likely to experience stigma and associated poor health outcomes.
In Southern Baptist history, rules on women and sexuality are often entwined. A scholar writes about the first congregation to be expelled from the SBC over LGBTQ+ issues
Theosophy and its founders had an outsize impact on Americans’ ideas about spirituality and Asian religions.
Beijing is eager for more control over the selection of Tibetan Buddhist leaders like the Dalai Lama.
Chaplains have always provided spiritual care outside traditional houses of worship, but their significance is growing as Americans’ religious identities change.
Two political scientists in their study in South Dakota found people trusted medical professionals the least when it came to public health messages.
The late Vietnamese monk Thich Nhat Hanh popularized the contemplative practice around the world.
Three female academics discuss how women are forging new pathways in faith leadership throughout religions that traditionally have been patriarchal.
Clergy often possess the rhetorical skills and community ties that can launch political careers. Yet traditionally, few have held elective office.
Religion and religious leaders may make the best of this pandemic by becoming part of the solution to curb the spread of the virus.
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