The argument that religion predates civilization is not a philosophical claim. It’s an archaeological one. Human beings were performing burial rituals, painting caves, and arranging bodies with ochre ...
For the first time in nearly a decade, the US Department of Defense has overhauled the list of religions it officially recognizes for service members, slashing roughly 180 faiths from its records. A ...
Re “Religion’s Role, Revisited,” by Lauren Jackson (Sunday Styles, April 20): About a third of the way into this essay, I realized that the author was on the wrong track. Religion is not about the ...