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"The Seven Story Tower: A Mythic Journey through Space and Time is an introduction to the world of myth, explored in cross-cultural context. This book provides readers with the conceptual tools to analyze and appreciate myth as a vital function of human cultural expression. Curtiss Hoffman, a noted archaeologist and anthropologist, approaches the subject from a social sciences perspective, combining the insights of cultural anthropology and analytical...

Views religion from a sociological perspective, emphasizing the similarities of modern religious functions and institutions to those of ancient civilizations.

New religious movements are constantly coming into being. This program explores how and why new religious movements begin, with a particular focus on the Unification Church.

What is religion? Religion means different things to different people. This program looks at the different ways that social scientists examine religions, with a focus on the substantive and functional approaches to religion.

The violence in Syria has disrupted all areas of life, including religious life. The Syrian desert monastery Deir Mar Musa, 50 miles southwest of Homs, was once a center of pilgrimage and interfaith dialogue. Now, the Catholic priest who leads the monastery has been expelled from Syria, and the future of the ministry is uncertain. Correspondent Fred de Sam Lazaro visited before the violence exploded and has a report about Deir Mar Musa and the work...

With more than a million newcomers to Germany since 2015, there's been a resulting rise in anti-Semitism. Now there are growing calls to mandate that refugees and Muslim migrants visit concentration camps to help improve their understanding of the country's terrible past and the echoes today. Special correspondent Malcolm Brabant reports.