The world has become increasingly diverse and interconnected; thus, around 40 countries maintain a formal link between religion and the state. A produced by The World in Maps categorises these nations ...

The ancient Near East : Mesopotamia -- The ancient Near East : Egypt -- The ancient Near East : Canaan-Phoenicia -- The religious matrix of greater Syria -- Ancient Greece and Rome -- Shamanism -- ...

The Parliament of the World's Religions is about to begin in Chicago. The first Parliament took place in 1893 and is considered the beginning of the modern interfaith movement. One of the world's ...

A recent Pew Research Center survey shows that about seven-in-ten Americans identify with a religion. Seven-in-ten Americans also believe in an afterlife. And about half of Americans say that parts of ...