Key points. In the West, religion is usually equated with theism (i.e., belief in a personal god). We review the history of the term and describe how this meaning came about.

Heather, the chair of medieval history at King's College London, is the author of Christendom: The Triumph of Religion, AD 300-1300 For the first millennium of Christianity’s existence, western ...

There have been numerous calls recently for a better understanding of religion. Of course, many of those were heard after September 11, 2001, when it became clear how little most Americans know of ...

A new era. When Elijah Muhammad died in 1975, his son, Warith Deen Mohammed, transformed the NOI into the “World Community of al-Islam in the West.”He downplayed previous teachings about Black ...

As a scholar of Christian theology and African American religion, I’m aware of this long history of the Black church and its contribution to American politics.Its story began in the 15th and ...

For nearly two decades, I have witnessed firsthand the tremendous impact that a deep and diverse study of religion has had on my students. Yes, Religion Should Be Taught in School—But It Needs ...

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