Despite the rise of science, technology, and secular thought, religion remains a powerful force shaping the beliefs, ...

Even if belief in invisible watchers has its social uses, if such beings don’t exist, it’s a pretty odd thing that societies the world over have converged on the belief that we share the ...

From ancient Egypt to the Hindu kingdoms of India and Indigenous America, the Seshat History of Moralizing Religion examines how religious systems evolved—and what they reveal about humanity ...

The Vedas: The World’s Oldest Scriptures The Rigveda, one of the four Vedas, is the oldest religious text known to humanity, with scholars dating its origins to around 1500 BCE or earlier.