19 February 2012 United States: new book finds Eastern Orthodox converts embrace tradition and spiritual marketplace A new study of converts to Eastern Orthodox churches finds that the search for roots and traditional forms of worship... Read more
09 February 2012 United States: Mormonism—’pragmatic and moderate,’ but influential in Republican bid for White House Mormon leaders are unlikely to be involved in the campaign of their fellow believer U.S. presidential candidate Mitt Romney compared... Read more
03 January 2012 Religion in 2011: revolutionary and conservative Religion in 2011 was seen in dramatic revolutions but also in less sensational events and developments that suggest its... Read more
24 November 2011 Orthodox Church: monastic movement raising new controversy in Greek Orthodoxy in America A popular monk has become the center of growing controversy in the Greek Orthodox Church over his charismatic leadership and... Read more
27 October 2011 Islam: comic book and animated series seeks to create peaceful pop culture heroes in Muslim world A series of comic books featuring superheroes who represent the virtues of Islam has gained a wide readership among young... Read more
11 September 2011 Orthodox Church: Russia’s pro-life movement evolves from parish activism to official Church engagement A fledgling pro-life movement in Russia began in parish-based activism but now is finding growing support among Russian Orthodox leaders... Read more
31 August 2011 Book: sociologists seeks to explain the dearth of extremist Muslim terrorism A new book is unique among the steady stream of books on terrorism and Islam in devoting most of... Read more
22 August 2011 Tajikistan: the influence of migration on religion Large-scale seasonal and international labour migration and the stark social and economic changes that it causes affect both the perception... Read more
17 August 2011 Religion and debt crisis: American Christians divided on crisis and spending cuts As the world watched the U.S. government deadlocked over raising the debt ceiling in early August, America' s Christians had... Read more
10 August 2011 Saudi Arabia: the religious dimension of dissent Six months after the start of the so-called Arab Spring which has witnessed revolutions, uprisings and even a full-fledged Civil... Read more