The practice of perfuming statues was deeply rooted in the religious and cultural rituals of ancient Greece and Rome. Texts ...

Archaeologists in Selinunte, Italy, have uncovered the sacred chamber of oldest known Greek temple of the ancient city.

The tale of Salmoneus, the king who dared to imitate Zeus, reveals ancient fears of hubris, madness, and divine punishment.

A few years ago, I did a video about cults and predicted that we are living in conditions that make cults thrive. Today, a few years later, that seems to be the case, with cult activity ...

This month's issue of the Journal of Medical Ethics is a special issue devoted entirely to the ethics of infant male circumcision—an elective surgical practice that is currently performed on around a ...

The First Amendment protects a prisoner’s right to practice his or her religion of choice. Congress has acted to reinforce this protection through its passage of the Religious Land Use and ...

Three Religious Studies double-majors presented their interdisciplinary research at the 2023 Mount David Summit on a panel entitled “Religion in America: Ancient Traditions ~ Modern Iterations.” From ...