(The Conversation) — Picture a packed stadium of fans in extreme weather, all clad in their favorite jerseys, cheering and cursing at their favorite American football team or European soccer club. Or ...

It is hardly rocket science that virtually all human beliefs and values are largely shaped by culture. If you grow up in the U.S., chances are you won't become a diehard rugby fan. If you grow up in ...

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.

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 ...

Mahtab Dastur is an 18-year-old student at Rice University in Houston. In one of the most culturally diverse metros in the country, Dastur also happens to be the only undergraduate practicing the ...

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 ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) Former U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan once said, “None of us is born to hate; intolerance is taught and can be untaught.” In March 2015, then-House Speaker John Boehner sent a ...

The "Four Horsemen" of modern atheism—authors famed in the 1990s and early 2000s for their acerbic attacks on the existence of God and the value of religion—have mostly ridden out of sight. Social ...