Michael Fontaine, professor of Classics at Cornell University, studied Latin under the top Vatican Latinist for Pope John Paul II. He comments on the new translation of the Roman Missal, which on Nov. 27 will bring rare changes to the way Catholics worship.
Despite the separation of church and state, religion plays a significant role in political debate. Gregory P. Magarian, JD, free speech and election law expert and professor of law at Washington University in St. Louis, says that certain forms of religious argument pose a meaningful threat to democracy, but restricting these arguments would be an even larger threat to U.S. political culture.
Being reminded of the concept of God can decrease people’s motivation to pursue personal goals but can help them resist temptation, according to new research published by the American Psychological Association.
Intuition may lead people toward a belief in the divine and help explain why some people have more faith in God than others, according to research published by the American Psychological Association.
Baylor survey explores link between religion and mental health, religion’s role in work and differing views of liberals and conservatives about life’s meaning.
Fragments of ancient, rare manuscripts of Greek classical poetry, Greek philosophy and Judeo-Christian Scriptures are being retrieved from papier-mâché-like mummy wrappings on loan to Baylor University — all part of an international project that will give undergraduate humanities students rare hands-on research.
While religious service attendance has decreased for all white Americans since the early 1970s, the rate of decline has been more than twice as high for those without college degrees compared to those who graduated from college, according to new research to be presented at the 106th Annual Meeting of the American Sociological Association.
The perceived role of God in illness and recovery is a primary influence upon the health care beliefs and behaviors of American Muslims, a first-of-its-kind study has discovered.
Regardless of a person's educational background, he or she is less likely to approach the Bible in a literal word-for-word fashion when surrounded by a greater number of church members who went to college.
Attending a non-denominational spiritual retreat can help patients with severe heart trouble feel less depressed and more hopeful about the future, a University of Michigan Health System study has found.
Hospitalized patients who had conversations about religion and spirituality with the healthcare team were the most satisfied with their overall care. However, 20 percent of patients who would have valued these discussions say their desires went unmet.
Lisa Lewis, PhD, RN, assistant professor at the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, is conducting research on how spiritual vignettes might increase medication adherence among hypertensive black church members."
UCLA researchers have found that teens, regardless of their ethnic background, retained their religious identity even as their participation in religious activities, such as attending church, declined. Further, they found that adolescents' ethnic background shaped their religious identity and participation.
Mental illness of a family member destroys the family’s connection with the religious community, a new study by Baylor University psychologists has found, leading many affected families to leave the church and their faith behind.
Scientists at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine have zeroed in on the dose levels of the “sacred mushroom” chemical psilocybin yielding positive, life-changing experiences, while minimizing transient negative reactions. Former U.S. "Drug Czar" comments.
News release study concludes that Americans have increased prayer about their health.
David Finkelhor, professor of sociology and director of the Crimes Against Children Research Center at the University of New Hampshire, is available to discuss the results of the largest study ever on youth sexual abuse by Catholic clergy, to be released today.
Jesus told his followers that no one knows the time of his return. But that hasn’t stopped folks from putting it on their calendars ever since, said Dr. Doug Weaver, associate professor of religion at Baylor University.
Short-term mission trips of less than a year are burgeoning, with more than $2 billion spent last year. Is the spiritual profit worth it? A Baylor University researcher gives a qualified "Yes."
Contrary to some earlier studies, a Loyola University Health System study has found that religious activity does not help protect against high blood pressure.
Unlike most hospitals, Greenwich Hospital spiritual care chaplains are clinically trained and board-certified, and therefore are a part of the interdisciplinary team of clinicians that holistically addresses the bio-psycho-social and spiritual needs of each patient.
BYU historian Paul Kerry's new book debates whether Tolkien's Lord of the Rings series is rooted in Christianity or is simply fantasy.
Belief in God doesn't deter a person from cheating on a test, unless that God is seen as a mean, punishing one, researchers say. On the flip side, undergraduates who believe in a caring, forgiving God did cheat.
Author helps migraine sufferers target their underlying "dis-ease."
Religion professor Michael Penn has received several new awards for his research into some of the least studied but most pertinent early Christian writings about Islam.
An Australian publishing company’s work with an American scholar and her colleagues in other countries has led to a first-of-its-kind history of Christianity that pays close attention to how Christianity developed differently around the globe.
Loyola Physician says lent is perfect time to start healthy habits.
Religious experiences will subconsciously affect the way that individuals consume news about religion and spirituality, according to the latest research by Michael Kitchens, assistant professor of psychology at Lebanon Valley College in Annville, PA.
Establishing small groups within a megachurch — heralded by some as a remedy to the drawbacks of burgeoning congregation size — is “good medicine,” but not a cure-all, according to a national study by Baylor sociologists.
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