Religion and society - Topics

How a religious movement turns into a political party within a decade What people mean when they say they are spiritual but not religious World Religion Database and how it codes adherent counts where censuses are weak Why religious revival movements look alike across very different countries Why do adults convert rather than stay with the faith they were raised in? Religious schools and public money: where should the line sit Sectarian violence: how ordinary neighbours turn on each other Does a candidate's faith belong on the ballot Blasphemy laws versus free speech: two rights that cannot both win Textbook fights over evolution and climate: who writes the science curriculum The rise of "no religion" in surveys — who is actually in that category? Megachurches and prosperity gospel: devotion as a business model Religious holidays as public holidays: whose calendar does the state keep Do names that signal a religion affect how job applications are read? Faith-based charities now deliver welfare the state stepped away from Why young people walk away from the faith they were raised in How does Islamic inheritance law divide an estate? Why a Jewish divorce needs a get and what happens when a husband refuses Outlines of society in different languages disagree about where religion belongs and the dispute is not about vocabulary How much do marriage and family pressure drive conversions? Is a census religion box a better measure of identity than weekly attendance? Why do Nordic state churches still count most of the population as members? Every field has its own outline and what an outline of economics shares with an outline of religion is only the scaffolding Monastic numbers are falling in Europe and rising in parts of Africa and Asia South Korea's churches grew fast then started shrinking — what changed? Conversion numbers reported by mission agencies are hard to verify independently Who covers the hospital ward when half the staff are fasting for Ramadan? The temperance pledge turned a religious oath into a mass social movement Mourning in public: why mass vigils appear in some cultures and not others Langar feeds anyone who walks in regardless of faith or caste Intermarriage and conversion split Parsi opinion sharply Why Scandinavian unbelief never had a culture war to fight