Yisrael Campbell, an Irish American Catholic who converted to Judaism, is a comedian in Israel. His film, Circumcise Me, offers a humorous and personal look at life as a Jewish convert. Several of my favorite lines are in this youtube clip, but if you...

Researchers at the University of Bielefeld have released a study of prejudice in Europe. They surveyed opinions of 1000 respondents in each of eight countries: Britain, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Italy, Portugal, Poland and Hungary. Among the...

Division 36 of APA will hold its midyear conference March 26-27, 2010. This is a very affordable way to connect with others who study the psychology of religion. If you need continuing education certificates, you should consider attending the March...

A religious discrimination case at the University of Nebraska at Lincoln has been settled. The case involved a woman, identified as Jane Doe, who claimed she was dismissed from her job as a youth program director after the university learned that she...

I am pleased to reprint Phil Zuckerman's essay, The Virtues of Godlessness, which appeared earlier this year in The Chronicle of Higher Ed. It offers an application of William James's (among others) effort to judge religion by its effects. In many...