According to an entry in the Encyclopedia of Behavioral Medicine, a religious ritual is any repetitive and patterned behavior that is prescribed by or tied to a religious institution, belief or custom ...

A growing share of U.S. adults say religion is gaining influence, but most still want churches to stay out of politics, a ...

A new book reports growing interest in bespoke rituals. But when God’s not in the equation, rituals lose their potency.

Voters who support Joe Biden and Donald Trump have starkly different views of the role religion should play in the U.S. government and politics. Across several measures, Trump supporters are much more ...

A comprehensive analysis of thousands of medical and social science studies has found that religious involvement is ...

Our lives are redolent with rituals, from personal to promulgated, from silly to serious, from religious to civic and secular. In The Politics of Ritual, Molly Farneth casts a determined eye on the ...

The Easter Bunny is a much-celebrated character in American Easter celebrations. On Easter Sunday, children look for hidden special treats, often chocolate Easter eggs, that the Easter Bunny might ...

On New Year's Day, millions of people in Japan visit Shinto shrines to pray for good fortune. In summer, many return to their ...