Leaving a fundamentalist community isn't just changing beliefs—it's psychological death and rebirth. One scholar's journey ...

Co-authored with Dr. Ken Baskin. Few things are more important to human psychology writ large than religion. But what does this concept really mean? The more deeply we investigate it, the odder ...

(The Conversation) — Researchers have long known that religious teens are less likely to engage in risky behavior. My team’s research explains why. We surveyed multiple times the religious beliefs and ...

CLEVELAND, Aug. 30 /PRNewswire/ -- With the news media's spotlight placed firmly on radical religious groups like the Taliban, the destructive qualities of religion have been hotly debated recently.

Psychology reveals that regular churchgoers develop eight remarkable traits through their Sunday ritual—from superior stress management to stronger social connections—that have surprisingly little to ...

While fate can buffer the mind against chaos, its overuse leads to passivity. The challenge is to acknowledge its unapologetic authority without surrendering the responsibility to interpret and endure ...