The very first Halloween celebrations trace back to the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain, which later morphed into All ...

Introduction -- Part I: African connections : historical roots of Afro-Caribbean religions. Yoruba, Fon-Ewe, Ashanti, and Kongo cultural history -- African cultus and functionaries -- Part II: Vodou : ...

Religious sites -- Arch Street Meeting House -- Reinterpretation of the Arch Street Meeting House / Lynne Calamia -- The California Missions Trail -- California missions / Elizabeth Kryder-Reid -- ...

The very first Halloween celebrations trace back to the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain, which later morphed into All ...

The Programs on Religion and the Holocaust fosters scholarship, teaching, and reflection on the complex ethical, theological, and historical questions raised by the Holocaust.

WILLIAMSBURG, Va. (AP) — Colonial Williamsburg is exploring the role of religion in the creation of America. The historic attraction will explore the topic during events throughout April. Officials ...

(RNS) — Princeton University scholar Judith Weisenfeld has long studied the role of religion and race in America — but it wasn’t until recently that she discovered their historical and troubling ...

I just concluded my seven weeks trip to India and specifically to my home state of Punjab, accompanied by my wife. Besides catering to business, family and educational activities, we also paid our ...

A $2.5 million grant, announced by the Mississippi Department of Archives and History on Wednesday, will fund a study to help officials better understand the role of religion in history and culture.

In any nation there exists a civil religion, a set of beliefs and practices that are basic to that culture. In the U.S.’s civil religion, for instance, Manifest Destiny has long been a basic belief, ...