The study of world religions opens doors to global understanding, empathy, appreciation for other perspectives, and much more. Yet, in most schools, it is not part of the regular curriculum. Seth ...

Should religion be taught in public schools? Yes, but not in the ways you might think. There has been much publicity in recent years highlighting how ignorant U.S. citizens are about religion. The ...

THOUGH the “Golden Bough” will always rank as the greatest and most original achievement of Sir James Frazer, while again in “Totemism and Exogamy “he has given his most important contribution to ...

1. The origin and development of religion: -- Animism / Tylor -- The nature, attributes, and worship of the primitive high god / Schmidt -- The formation of monotheism / Pettazzoni -- Sacrifice among ...