Across a range of cultures and faiths, women tend to be more religious than men. Surprising new data suggests that may be ...

This post is in response to "The Fool Says in His Heart That Atheists Are Mutants" By Scott A. McGreal MSc. In my previous post, I discussed a recent paper (Dutton, Madison, & Dunkel, 2017) that ...

An analysis of data from the Midlife in the United States (MIDUS) study found that religiosity may protect against depression and stress by fostering feelings of gratitude and social support. The ...

A new study finds that education has a positive effect on Americans' churchgoing habits, devotional practices, emphasis on religion in daily life and support for religious leaders to weigh in on the ...

In a 5-to-4 decision, the Supreme Court has rejected a law requiring the placement of the Ten Commandments in public schools. “The pre-eminent purpose for posting the Ten Commandments on schoolroom ...

Religion has always been a vital part of American identity, with entire libraries written about Americans’ distinctively religious behaviors. But basic facts about American religious history, and ...

The decline in religiosity over the past 15 years is twice as great as the decline in 1960s and 1970s. An update through 2013 is now available here. Religiosity in the United States is in the midst of ...

In most countries surveyed, majorities consider religion an essential part of their lives. However, younger people are generally less likely to say religion is very important to them. This is ...

This past January I was a panelist at a session of the American Society of Church History responding to Tobin Grant’s provocative The Great Decline: 60 years of religion in one graph, and its ...