Max Weber is widely known as the author of ideal types of power. However, he also developed ideal types of religious attitudes. The article presents his original three ideal types and shows how they ...

There’s something very strange about religion. There have been recent appalling acts of terrorism, allegedly carried out in the name of religion. These attacks emphasise the recent findings of the ...

British philosopher and former professor of European Thought, John Gray is the author of nearly a dozen books, but is perhaps best known for 2007’s Straw Dogs: Thoughts on Humans and Other Animals ...

Religion consumes up to a tenth of economic productivity in some societies (1). So it must produce corresponding benefits. What are they? By religion, I mean any supernatural belief system that is ...

Religious groups faced harassment by governments, social groups or individuals in 189 countries and territories in 2020. This was nearly the same as in 2019, when harassment of religious groups was ...

Religion is a sacred, powerful tool. Many people lean on their spiritual beliefs and faith to get through hard times. There are many different types of religions out there: Islam, Judaism, and ...

Earlier this week, I charted the median age and education of American religious groups. Catholics represented the largest church in that graph. While putting Catholics in one group is accurate, it ...