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Article History
| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
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| Add new Web site: OpenStax - Introduction to Anthropology - What Is Religion? | Jul 20, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: Pressbooks at Howard Community College - Introduction to Sociology: Understanding and Changing the Social World - Sociological Perspectives on Religion. | Jun 12, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: OpenStax - Introduction to Anthropology - What Is Religion? | May 04, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: Yale University - Human Relations Area Files - Religion. | Dec 10, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: CUNY Pressbooks Network - Diversity and Multi-Cultural Education in the 21st Century - Religion and Spirituality Across Cultures. | Oct 28, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: Learning for Justice - World Religions Fact Sheet (PDF). | Jul 22, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: University of Chicago Journals - What is Religion? (PDF). | Feb 15, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: History World - History of Religion. | Dec 20, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Psychology Today - Religion. | Sep 10, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: The Guardian - Religion: why faith is becoming more and more popular. | May 27, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Pressbooks - Perspectives: An Open Introduction to Cultural Anthropology, 2nd Edition - Religion. | Apr 16, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Verywell Mind - What is Religion? | Mar 04, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy - The Concept of Religion. | Dec 26, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: McClintock and Strong Biblical Cyclopedia - Religion. | Jul 03, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Live Science - The Origins of Religion: How Supernatural Beliefs Evolved. | Mar 27, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Christianity Today - The Rich Heritage of Eastern Slavic Spirituality. | Feb 11, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: World History Encyclopedia - Religion in the Ancient World. | Jan 04, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Social Sciences LibreTexts - Religion. | Oct 06, 2022 | ||
| Corrected display issue. | Jun 06, 2022 | ||
| Corrected display issue. | Feb 02, 2021 | ||
| Removed “death rites” from the list of articles on religious beliefs, phenomena, and practices. | May 19, 2020 | ||
| Add new Web site: Learn Religions - What's the Difference Between Religion and Spirituality? | Sep 25, 2019 | ||
| Add new Web site: Making History - Religious history. | Jan 21, 2019 | ||
| Add new Web site: Easy Science for Kids - Religions of the World. | Jan 21, 2019 | ||
| Corrected display issue. | Apr 10, 2017 | ||
| Add new Web site: h2g2 - Religion. | Dec 28, 2012 | ||
| Article thoroughly revised. | Mar 23, 2012 | ||
| Image added. | Mar 23, 2012 | ||
| Add new Web site: Fact Monster - Society - Religion. | Nov 12, 2010 | ||
| Add new Web site: Fact Monster - Society - Religion. | Nov 12, 2010 | ||
| Added new Web site: Institute For Creation Research - Religion and Resurrection. | Jul 31, 2008 | ||
| Added new Web site: Rich East High School - Religion in Ancient Rome - Religion. | May 05, 2008 | ||
| Added new Web site: The Catholic Encyclopedia - Religion. |
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May 11, 2007 | |
| Added new Web site: Religion Facts - Religion. | Mar 29, 2007 | ||
| Added new Web site: Religion Facts - Religion. | Mar 29, 2007 | ||
| Added new Web site: Overview of World Religions. | Dec 07, 2006 | ||
| Added new Web site: TIME Magazine - God.com. | Dec 07, 2006 | ||
| Article revised. | Nov 03, 2000 | ||
| Article added to new online database. | Jan 06, 2000 |
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