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Review: Salman Rushdie’s New Book is a Time-Traveling Epic

Rushdie explores religious ideas with magical tales of kingdoms and self-immolation.
By Iman Sultan

Chelsea Bieker Considers Cults and Motherhood in Her Debut Novel, ‘Godshot’

Author Chelsea Bieker discusses how her fascination with religion as well as the powerful connection forged in mother-daughter relationships (even when they're fraught) gave birth to her debut novel, 'Godshot.'
By Lauren LeBlanc

Rajia Hassib’s New Novel ‘A Pure Heart’ Unpacks the Simplistic Way We Talk About Terrorism

Frustrated by this simplistic reaction many have to acts of terrorism committed by Muslims, Rajia Hassib set out to show the complex elements that contribute to these tragedies in her new book 'A Pure Heart.'
By Shubi Arun
Pope Francis

So Much for a Woke Catholic Church

By Chris Roberts
Pete Holmes

Is Pete Holmes the Ram Dass of Stand-Up? The ‘Crashing’ Star Talks Faith, Fear and the State of Comedy

By John Russell
US bikers and supporters of Israel pray next to orthodox Jews at the Western Wall in Jerusalem.

From Hells Angels to Hillel’s Angels: Inside the World of Jewish Bikers

By Harmon Leon

Justin Bieber Talks Sex, Celibacy and Beating the Crap Out of Pillows in New ‘Vogue’ Profile

By Helen Holmes
Father Elias Rahal, 68, performs an exorcism ritual on a woman at a church in Lebanon on April 19, 2018.

Exorcism and Demonic Possession Are Now Tools in the Culture Wars

By Chris Roberts
Parishioners of the Lakewood Church led by Pastor Joel Osteen pray together during a service at the church.

Does Losing Your Religion Help the Economy?

By Susie Meister
Take me to church!

Computer Virus Levels Drop During Lent Because Catholics Give Up Porn

By John Bonazzo
Billy Graham.

Billy Graham’s 1998 TED Talk Shows He Had Faith in Tech Too

By John Bonazzo
INRI Cristo is wheeled around their compound on a rolling pedestal. "INRI" are the initials that Pontius Pilate had written on top of Jesus's cross, meaning "Jesus Christ, King of the Jews."

A Photographic Look at the 7 Men Who Claim to Be Jesus Christ

By Kaitlyn Flannagan
Cloistered nuns in the Monastery of Saint Clare in the western Mediterranean Sardinian city of Oristano.

Before the Digital Age, How Religious Groups Increased the Numbers in Their Order

By Bruce T. Morrill
Breathless reporting accompanies each attack, with little time spent addressing the underlying causes.

Mainstream Media Outlets Are Dropping the Ball With Terrorism Coverage

By Philip Seib
Sacred Bones' Jenny Hval circa 2016's unrealized film script turned album, "Blood Bitch"

How Sacred Bones Became the Underground’s Most Influential Record Label

By Justin Joffe
Brother Ali

How Rapper Brother Ali Nurtures Creativity Through Spiritual Practice

By Justin Joffe
Why do so many state constitutions have provisions precluding funding for religious schools?

A 147-Year-Old Dispute Between Church and State Spills Onto a School Playground

By Frank S. Ravitch
Matisyahu

Balancing Faith and Music Isn’t Easy—That’s Why It’s a Career Game Changer

By Allie Volpe
David Bazan.

David Bazan on Escaping Pedro The Lion, Finding Hope and Embracing Going Solo

By Mischa Pearlman
During a sacrifice, King Attalus presses two words into the liver of the slaughtered animal. Engraving by Bernhard Rode, ca. 1780.

What’s the Big Deal With Animal Sacrifice for Art, Really?

By Alanna Martinez
Alexandria, EGYPT: Egyptian Copts hold a banner demanding no more aggressions against their community after one person was killed and several wounded in three separate episodes in Coptic churches in Alexandria 14 April 2006, 250 kilometers north of Cairo. The crowd gathered in front of the church chanting anti governmental slogans and demanding justice as the authorities claim the acts were committed by a deranged person. AFP PHOTO/CRIS BOURONCLE

Western Christians Have No Excuse for Apathy, Ignorance and Silence

By Nicole Foy
Guilty as charged.

10 Unfortunate Liberal Myths Conservatives Often Believe

By Selwyn Duke
Who really are America’s irreligious?

The Changing Nature of America’s Irreligious Explained

By Richard Flory
Muslim devotees pray during the Friday noon prayers during the World Muslim Congregation, also known as Biswa Ijtema, at Tongi, some 30 kms north of Dhaka on January 13, 2017.

Islam Is Taking Over Europe—’Without Swords, Without Guns, Without Conquest’

By Selwyn Duke
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