Knowing well the history of religious warfare that led to America’s settlement, they clearly understood both the dangers of that system and of sectarian conflict. It was the recognition of that ...

America’s Founding Fathers enshrined the free exercise of religion in the First Amendment, viewing it as vital to a perfect Union. A new documentary hosted by Richard Brookhiser explores this ...

In the United States, departments of Religious Studies began to emerge in public universities beginning in the late 1950s and 1960s. The American Academy of Religion, the preeminent association of ...