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Kalighat is said to be the oldest and most potent Hindu pilgrimage site in the city of Kolkata (formerly Calcutta).

American Millennials--the generation born in the 1980s and 1990s--have been leaving organized religion in unprecedented numbers.

American Millennials--the generation born in the 1980s and 1990s--have been leaving organized religion in unprecedented numbers.

Every year, the Indian pilgrimage town of Pushkar sees its population of 20,000 swell by two million visitors.

Every year, the Indian pilgrimage town of Pushkar sees its population of 20,000 swell by two million visitors.

Democratic politics seems to inspire religious conflict - politicians consistently use religious differences for political gain, while religious nationalism and nationalistic reactions to religious diversity are on the rise in much of the world.

Democratic politics seems to inspire religious conflict - politicians consistently use religious differences for political gain, while religious nationalism and nationalistic reactions to religious diversity are on the rise in much of the world.

In conducting political science research today, one's methodology is of paramount concern.

In conducting political science research today, one's methodology is of paramount concern.

The role of business in American politics has provoked much controversy and attention over recent years.

The role of business in American politics has provoked much controversy and attention over recent years.

She Preached the Word is a landmark study of women's ordination in contemporary American congregations.

She Preached the Word is a landmark study of women's ordination in contemporary American congregations.

The Cincinnati Penal Congress of 1870 ushered in the era of "e;progressive"e; penology: the use of statistical and social scientific methodologies, commitment to psychiatric and therapeutic interventions, and a new innovation--the reformatory--as the locus for the application of these initiatives.

The Cincinnati Penal Congress of 1870 ushered in the era of "e;progressive"e; penology: the use of statistical and social scientific methodologies, commitment to psychiatric and therapeutic interventions, and a new innovation--the reformatory--as the locus for the application of these initiatives.

Over the course of a career of more than forty years, Jonathan Z.

Over the course of a career of more than forty years, Jonathan Z.

Millions of non-Muslims know the name of the Muslim scripture, whether it is written as "e;Qur'an"e; or "e;Quran"e; or "e;Koran.

Millions of non-Muslims know the name of the Muslim scripture, whether it is written as "e;Qur'an"e; or "e;Quran"e; or "e;Koran.

Houses Divided provides new insights into the significance of the nineteenth-century evangelical schisms that arose initially over the moral question of African American bondage.

For many American Muslims, the 9/11 attacks and subsequent War on Terror marked a rise in intense scrutiny of their religious lives and political loyalties.

Elections are the means by which democratic nations determine their leaders, and communication in the context of elections has the potential to shape people's beliefs, attitudes, and actions.

Elections are the means by which democratic nations determine their leaders, and communication in the context of elections has the potential to shape people's beliefs, attitudes, and actions.

The Oxford Handbook of Religion and Race in American History brings together a number of established scholars, as well as younger scholars on the rise, to provide a scholarly overview for those interested in the role of religion and race in American history.

This book explores the taxation and exemption of churches and other religious institutions, both empirically and normatively.

This book explores the taxation and exemption of churches and other religious institutions, both empirically and normatively.

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The Theosophical Society (est.

During every election cycle, political observers generate a seemingly limitless supply of theories, opinions, and predictions.

The New England Watch and Ward Society provides a new window into the history of the Protestant establishment's prominent role in late nineteenth-century public life and its confrontation with modernity, commercial culture, and cultural pluralism in early twentieth-century America.

The New England Watch and Ward Society provides a new window into the history of the Protestant establishment's prominent role in late nineteenth-century public life and its confrontation with modernity, commercial culture, and cultural pluralism in early twentieth-century America.

Samuel Helfont draws on extensive research with Ba'thist archives to investigate the roots of the religious insurgencies that erupted in Iraq following the American-led invasion in 2003.

Samuel Helfont draws on extensive research with Ba'thist archives to investigate the roots of the religious insurgencies that erupted in Iraq following the American-led invasion in 2003.

Today, the majority of sovereign states can be described as "e;democracies"e; because they possess elected political leadership and some measure of commitment to the protection and promotion of individual rights and equality under law.

Today, the majority of sovereign states can be described as "e;democracies"e; because they possess elected political leadership and some measure of commitment to the protection and promotion of individual rights and equality under law.

Whose job is it to teach the public about sex?

Whose job is it to teach the public about sex?

Immigration and race are contentious issues in North America.

Immigration and race are contentious issues in North America.

Over the course of American political history, political elites and organizations have often updated their political communications strategies in order to achieve longstanding political communication goals in more efficient or effective ways.

Over the course of American political history, political elites and organizations have often updated their political communications strategies in order to achieve longstanding political communication goals in more efficient or effective ways.

New communication technologies have reshaped media and politics.

New communication technologies have reshaped media and politics.

On November 16, 2017, Pope Francis tweeted, "e;Poverty is not an accident.

On November 16, 2017, Pope Francis tweeted, "e;Poverty is not an accident.

Faithonomics uses economic theory to provide a new and unorthodox view of religion in today's world.

Faithonomics uses economic theory to provide a new and unorthodox view of religion in today's world.

The Catholic Church faces the challenge of maintaining its relevance in an increasingly secularized society.

The Catholic Church faces the challenge of maintaining its relevance in an increasingly secularized society.

In October of 2014, 12-year-old Sasha Lutt read from a tiny Torah scroll as a part of her bat mitzvah in the Women's section of the plaza at the Western Wall, Judaism's holiest prayer site.