The study of religion, society and culture explores the intricate relationships between religious beliefs and practices, the cultural narratives they inspire, and the societal institutions in which ...

Christian Smith responds to CT’s reviews of Why Religion Went Obsolete. Of all the themes I stress in Why Religion Went Obsolete, the importance of “deep culture” is among the most fundamental.

A new study argues that human culture — including religion, politics and war — influences how wildlife evolves in cities. In Los Angeles, factors such as policing, zoning, and local values and ...

In a first-of-its-kind initiative in Bhutan, Druk Nyo Foundation, a social and cultural organisation—has started working on a project to rediscover and document Buddhism’s deep reverence for nature ...

As an essential condition for the pluralism of cultures and beliefs in a society, the religious neutrality of public institutions relegates religion and beliefs to the private sphere and that of ...

In a year marked by political violence and collective unease, writers on religion and spirituality offered reflections on faith where it is most contested — in national histories and in communities ...