Do Large Language Models have Religious Biases? J. Tom, T. Ferguson, & B. Martinez’s new article in #Socius analyzes #AI generated sermons for their readability to uncover how #LLMs potentially sustain #socialbiases. Read: doi.org/10.1177/2378...

Offering Alternatives to Biblical Literalism May Be the Key to Increasing the Public's Acceptance of Evolution - Rousseau - 2025 - Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion - Wiley Online Library onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

The #CallForProposals for #EuARe2026 opens on 8 October 2025. As in previous years, the conference program will comprise: ✔️ Open panels ✔️ Closed panels ✔️ Book presentations (Author Meets Critique) 📍Info: t.co/YujtIN1JEW

Invitación: seminario Religión, ciudad y espacio público. Charla del Dr. Cristian Parker. Martes 30 de setiembre, 11h (Chile/Arg.) Se podrá ver en: youtube.com/live/JVg5s55...

The Politics of Faith After Charlie Kirk. The future of American democracy could depend on whether Christians see themselves as warriors or servants. www.newyorker.com/news/the-led...

Russel M. Nelson the oldest president in the history of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints aka Mormons, died on Saturday in Salt Lake City aged 101. time.com/7321286/russ...

Priests who sympathise with Francis more open to homosexuals english.katholisch.de/artikel/6453...

#CfP: The Sociological Association of Ireland Annual Conference 2026, Queen’s University Belfast 7th – 8th May 2026 Details here: sociology.ie/event/2026-a... We would love to see you in beautiful Belfast! #sociology #socialtheory #sai26 #spéirghorm

New in Social Forces: @profsamperry.bsky.social new article Secularism, Sorting, and Americans’ Political Knowledge shows secular Americans score highest on civics & politics, especially liberals/Democrats. Evangelicals trend opposite with conservatism. Read it here: doi.org/10.1093/sf/s...

Invitation: October 1st, 20:00 Singapore Time, ISAC will host a special online roundtable exploring how academics contribute to public conversations on Catholicism. More Information: isac-research.org/roundtable ----- REGISTER -----> forms.gle/p6NhC25feuVwNU…

Read the latest article from NCF team members Ryan Cragun, Hugo Rabbia, Sivert Skålvoll Urstad, and Peter Beyer. In this article, the authors draw on research from the NCF's Social and Cultural Values Survey to re-think how to best measure nonreligion. secularismandnonreligion.org/articles/10....

Rapture Theory Explained: Why Some People Think The World Will End Today www.newsweek.com/rapture-theo...

Invitación de la red Diversa, seminario "Religión, ciudad y espacio público". Martes 30 de setiembre, 11h (Arg. / Chile), conferencia del Dr. Cristian Parker. En vivo en: www.youtube.com/@UCAsociales

Who gets to do science? Despite growing calls for diversity, equity and inclusion in science, a new study reveals how deep-rooted disparities continue to shape who gets to contribute to science. theconversation.com/who-gets-to-...

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Religious Influencers Online: Why They Attract Young People | Psychology Today South Africa www.psychologytoday.com/za/blog/youn...

How the spiritual sound of the shofar shapes the Jewish new year – a Jewish studies scholar explains theconversation.com/how-the-spir...

Religione, esoterismo e suicidio, per Massimo Introvigne bitterwinter.org/religione-es...

III Coloquio internacional da Rede de Pesaquisa História e Catolicismo. Informan a ampliação do prazo de inscrições até 22/9 para o III Colóquio da Rede! www.even3.com.br/iii-coloquio...

More than 8 in 10 U.S. Catholics view Pope Leo favorably. By Gregory A. Smith www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...

Última chamada para submissão de trabalhos VII World Christianity Conference: "BOUNDARY-MAKING, TRANSLOCAL ENTANGLEMENTS, AND CONVIVIALITY IN WORLD CHRISTIANITY". Recife, 9-13 de março de 2026. PPRAZO PARA ENVIO de propostas individuais ou de paineis (6 pessoas) - 15/09/2026 wcconference.ptsem.edu

#GlobalDialogue #Portuguese globaldialogue.isa-sociology.org/uploads/imge...

Most Americans Don’t Believe God Played a Role in Recent Presidential Election Outcomes, according to @pewresearch.org 80% of U.S. Christians say ‘good Christians’ can disagree about Trump www.pewresearch.org/religion/202...

#CallForPapers Invitation from @rc21.bsky.social ℹ️ “Inequalities and the City. Old Issues, New Challenges”. RC21 Conference on Urban and Regional Development, July 20-22, 2026 at the University of Vienna, Austria 🗓️ Session proposals: October 6, 2025 🔗 www.rc21.org/en/2026-rc21...

The paradox of pluralism: How college shapes students’ views of other religions theconversation.com/the-paradox-...

New from the NSRN blog: "Beyond Smudge and Creator: Recognizing Indigenous Nonbelievers in Canada" by Jonathan Simmons thensrn.org/2025/06/16/b... @thensrn.bsky.social

International Perspectives on Science, Culture, and Belief From Complexity to Globality (free) www.taylorfrancis.com/books/oa-edi...

LGBTQ Catholics process through Holy Door at St. Peter’s www.americamagazine.org/news/2025/09...

A secular transition is happening in countries around the world. Detailed explanation🧪 www.nature.com/articles/s41... Many Muslim-majority countries, Hindu-majority India in early stage. Countries with large Buddhist & Christian populations in later stages. Blog: www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...

Astrology’s appeal in uncertain times, by Shiri Noy, Christopher P. Scheitle & Katie E. Corcoran theconversation.com/astrologys-a...

GT Religiones y sociedad Clacso invita a la conferencia “Catolicismo social y Teología de la Liberación en Costa Rica” a cargo del Dr. Jorge Barrientos y comentarios de M.Sc. Monica Ulloa Gómez. La actividad es presencial con📌Martes 9 de setiembre, 1pm (Costa Rica) - transmisión por Facebook Live

Conversatorios / webinars Religion, Culture and Public life. 👇

Católicos LGBT: Entre la locura y el escándalo interseccionesreligiosas.org/catolicos-lg...

NEW: The beliefs & practices of religious "nones" in 22 countries: pewresearch.org/religion/202... Related: The rise of religious "nones" as part of a global secular transition nature.com/articles/s41... 🧪

👀 Call for Papers 👀 The BJS Conference is back! 23rd and 24th of April 2026 at LSE. Please submit an abstract by October 20th and share widely. It’s going to be 💥 www.lse.ac.uk/sociology/br...

Invitación a evento híbrido Seminario “Religiosidad y espiritualidad en el mundo hispano XVI-XIX” 👇

Reflections on Quantitative Analysis in Religion and International Relations, by Peter S. Henne www.e-ir.info/2025/09/03/r...

Call for Papers – RC22 Midterm Conference: Global Flows and Reconfigurations of the Sacred, South Asian University, New Delhi, 5–7 February 2026. 📅 Deadline: 26 October 2025 ✍️ Submit here: forms.gle/Aq6oJFjtTEKG... 🌐 info: midtermconference3.wordpress.com #CallForPapers #Religion #Sociology

Peer reviewers more likely to approve articles that cite their own work. 👀 Preprint examines how citations can influence the review process. www.nature.com/articles/d41...

iRCSF @ircsf.bsky.social talk. Sept. 24 @ 2:30pm EDT with Mervyn Horgan on current uses of Durkheim's concept of the sacred in sociology. Register for the free hybrid event here: t.co/tWEgIN8Bt9.

Supporting religious diversity on campus is a surprising consensus among faculty across the red-blue US state's divide theconversation.com/supporting-r...

The protective effect of high religiosity on later sexual behaviour of young adults in the US www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Does Meditation Come With Side Effects? www.psychologicalscience.org/news/2025-au...

NEW STUDY: Types of science🧪 articles shared on Bluesky: Health 29% Social 25% Physical 23% Life 23% arxiv.org/pdf/2507.18840 Worth reading--lots of other insights! Lately, I've been sharing our new article on global religious decline www.nature.com/articles/s41...

The Nonreligion in a Complex Future project is hosting a fall webinar series, starting on Sept 17 with the new book event 'Occasional Religious Practice: Valuing a Very Ordinary Religious Experience' (OUP, 2025), with author Sarah Kathleen Johnson. nonreligionproject.ca/upcoming-eve...

Even in ‘secular’ Denmark, supernatural beliefs remain surprisingly common, study finds www.psypost.org/even-in-secu...

Is empathy a sin? Some conservative Christians argue it can be www.pbs.org/newshour/pol...

What are LGBTQ+ people’s views on religion in the U.S.? www.advocate.com/news/lgbtq-p...

Invitación: Congreso de la Latin American Studies Association (LASA) 2026. Track temático Religion, Politica y Sociedad. Coordinan: Valentina Pereira Arena, David Lehmann y J. Michelle Molina. Fecha límite: 9 de septiembre de 2025

By ‘focusing on the family,’ James Dobson helped propel US evangelicals back into politics – making the Religious Right into the cultural force it is today theconversation.com/by-focusing-...