Updated 22 September 2026
The Golden Rule across religious traditions
A comparative introduction to reciprocal ethics and the ways communities interpret care, restraint and responsibility.
The reading desk
New and updated essays
A concise guide to recent additions and substantial revisions across belief, ethics, science, rights and public life. Historical reports remain dated so readers can place them in context.
Recent highlights
Latest reading
Dates indicate when an essay was most recently added or substantially revised, not necessarily when its subject first occurred.
14 August 2026
The pillars of practice in Islam
An educational overview of central practices and their religious meaning.
29 July 2026
Christian Humanism
A guide to a human-centered stream within Christian thought.
8 March 2026
Stephen Hawking's views about God
Historical context for the physicist's non-theistic perspective.
16 December 2025
An introduction to Deism
Belief in a creator understood as not intervening in human affairs.
More additions and substantial revisions
11 February 2026
Climate change and environmental concerns
A broad entry point for environmental evidence, ethics and public responses.
20 January 2026
Religious composition by country
Background reading about the varied religious makeup of nations.
7 December 2025
How American adults view their religion
An archived overview of affiliation, practice and personal identification.
19 November 2025
Cosmology through the ages
Scientific and historical approaches to the shape and place of Earth.
4 October 2025
Humanism
An introduction to humanist ethics, organizations and viewpoints.
21 September 2025
Prayer and discerning divine will
Questions that arise when personal conviction meets uncertainty.
Historical collection
Archive pathways
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Belief and interpretation
Rights and public policy
Science and society
From the book archive
Religious Tolerance: A History
The archived selection asks whether traditions can locate support for tolerance within their own histories and teachings. Its comparative scope offers readers a starting point for examining how coexistence has been understood in different religious settings.
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Questions about this page
What counts as a substantially updated essay?
A substantial update changes the article's context, organization or explanatory content rather than correcting only spelling or formatting.
Are all listed articles about current events?
No. Many belong to the historical archive. Each article's dates and context should be considered before relying on it for current information.
Where can I compare religious traditions?
Use the belief comparison section for an organized route through similarities and differences.
Where can I find older site material?
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How can I suggest a correction?
Use the contact page or email info@religioustolerance.en-html.org with the article title, relevant passage and supporting source.