True story. I used to be a nude model, and taking my clothes off for a living was the only way I could get a job as a professor.

New publication from SHERM Journal: "The Healing Jesus Crusade and its Perception by the Muslim Community of Ede (Southwest Nigeria)"

What is Hagioprepēs? It is the act of rationalizing the sinful behaviors of culture heroes and saints in the Bible.

Help support the world's first and most comprehensive sociological study on religious trauma.

New book publication from GCRR Press! God and Horrendous Suffering, Edited by John W. Loftus

The US Department of Justice announced the seizure of 17 Jewish manuscripts, funeral scrolls, and community records stolen during WWII.

A close analysis of religious law reveals that it is anything but a legal outlier in its influence on U.S. Law.

This book takes a comprehensive look at how the Bible frames patriotic duty as a proper alternative to nationalism.

Book Review of Faith After Doubt by Brian D. McLaren

New Student Highlight! "Crime and Sin in Early Medieval England" by Hannah Purtymun.

New publication from SHERM Journal: "Epidemics and Religion: From Angry Gods and Offended Ancestors to Hungry Ghosts and Hostile Demons."

Is a fetus' personhood status even relevant to the abortion debate?

The US Conference of Catholic Bishops voted to create a new guidance that could refuse to give Communion to "pro-choice" politicians.

Call for Papers! GCRR Press is releasing a large-scale publication that will offer an interdisciplinary examination of religious trauma.

Dr. Terri Daniel, a non-religious hospice chaplain, invites you to a freethinking community for two great events.

If you're an Episcopalian (or former Episcopalian), then take a survey studying the lasting effects on the Episcopal Church.

Call for Papers: Antisemitism in the Fourth Gospel

On the weekend of May 29-30, the Global Center for Religious Research (GCRR) hosted the 2021 International eConference on Religious...

GCRR Press is in the process of bringing together some of the world's top scholars and researchers on religious trauma for a...

About the Conference The Global Center for Religious Research (GCRR) is hosting the 2021 International eConference on Religious Trauma,...