Displays of affection, such as hugging, kissing and holding hands, can be good for your health. They can reduce stress, boost ...

In 1921, William Bell Riley admonished his opponents that they should “cease from shoveling in dirt on living men,” for the ...

Neurospirituality crosses multiple disciplines to study how and why the human brain has a sense of the divine. Evidence is ...

Constantine’s ambiguous yet beneficial role at the Council of Nicaea reminds us of the complex relationship between religion and politics in Christian perspective — not a fusion of Church and State, ...

It wasn’t until the 1980s that scholars started conducting systematic investigations into the relationship between religion and mental health. Since that time, a huge amount of evidence has amassed.

Economic connections to beliefs and practices Scholars have long studied the relationship between economic development and religion, with “secularization theory” broadly positing that as societies ...

Evangelist Billy Graham tries to inspire a revival, fusing faith and patriotism to battle "godless communism." Americans flock in record numbers to houses of worship; nonbelievers and religious ...

Sociologists of religion present a new edition of one of the most comprehensive empirical studies of religious trends across the world – Detlef ...

Space.com sat down recently with retired NASA astronaut Terry Virts to talk about space, politics and his run in Texas for a ...