24 April 2011 India: Sathya Sai Baba passes away, millions in grief Sathya Sai Baba, one of India's most revered spiritual leaders, died here Sunday after prolonged illness, plunging millions of his... Read more
09 April 2011 Nepal: Christians and Hindus heading for clash over burial ground? Nepal's burgeoning Christian community's demand for a burial ground seemed headed for a collision with the Hindus with the Supreme... Read more
09 March 2011 Book: Mormon polygamy increasingly modern and diverse The 2008 government raid on a community of fundamentalist Mormon polygamists in Texas not only brought the unusual phenomenon of... Read more
23 February 2011 Research: a renewal of the American metaphysical religion – an analysis of Christ Church Unity Christ Church Unity (CCU), Orlando, Florida is the fastest growing Unity church within the American metaphysical tradition. Since 2008, Christ... Read more
22 February 2011 Egypt: Islam in the insurrection “Arab anger” in Egypt was no more Islamist than it had been in Tunisia a few weeks earlier. Islam was... Read more
26 January 2011 Religion and health: Russian Orthodox HIV and drug treatment programs find mixed results, unintended consequences The growing HIV crisis in Russia, affecting mainly intravenous drug users, is being targeted by the Russian Orthodox Church as... Read more
05 January 2011 Hinduism: a wintry tryst with the Bhagavad Katha On a chilly December evening in Lucknow, Ramesh Avadhani attended a performance of the Bhagavad Katha. Our correspondent shares his... Read more
01 December 2010 Australia: scholars question Islamic “revival” among Aboriginal Australians The conversion of aboriginal people in Australia to Islam is a growing phenomenon, but the reasons for and the extent... Read more
01 December 2010 Evangelicals: megachurches find following, criticism in French society As “megachurches,” which were pioneered in places like Korea and the United States, become a global phenomenon, even such secular... Read more
01 December 2010 Tibet and Buddhism: Dalai Lama won’t exit any time soon Even if the Dalai Lama decides to quit public life, as he indicated recently, his aides say the entire process... Read more