The hidden power of grief rituals

In Tana Toraja, a mountainous region of Sulawesi, Indonesia, villagers pour massive resources into funeral rituals: lavish ...
PBS

What Does Ritual Have to Do with Religion?

Rituals can mark time and space, create new identities, and connect people to something bigger. Rituals aren’t meaningless actions. They can mark time and space, create new identities, and connect ...
Pew Research Center

2. Religious and spiritual beliefs in Latin America

Majorities in the six countries surveyed believe in God, in life after death, and that spells, curses or other magic can ...
Pew Research Center

1. Religious affiliation in Latin America

Catholics remain the largest religious group in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico and Peru, while second-largest ...
The New York Times

Choosing My Religion (or Not)

Readers question Ross Douthat’s arguments about belief. To the Editor: Re “How to Choose a Religion,” by Ross Douthat (column, Feb. 2): The one question that Mr. Douthat leaves unanswered: “Why make ...