At the beginning of the third millennium, our cities are gradually becoming more susceptible to the increasing influence and presence of religious components in the urban sphere. In recent years and under various names, religion(s) is moving center stage to become a powerful player in the public arena. Religious-based conduct, struggles, and materiality are increasingly becoming part of everyday life in cities worldwide. Which probably explains why scholarly works in recent years have shown a renewed interest in uncovering connections between religion, politics and cities. This interest stems from the realization that previous scholarly positions regarding the role of religion in our (post)modern daily life merit further reflection, and ultimately failed to anticipate the contemporary surge of religiosity and religious themes in cities worldwide. This proposed panel is set out to explore a myriad of religious urban phenomenon from across the globe. It welcomes different perspectives, innovative approaches, and empirical case studies explorations of the growing impact of religions in cities. Hopefully, it will be an opportunity to think through urban religiosity and religious groups in contemporary societies towards new research agenda and surely publications.Chair: Nimrod Luz (Kinneret College on the Sea of Galilee) Speakers:Nimrod Luz (Kinneret College on the Sea of Galilee), Religioity: Toward a Theory of Urban Religion and Religion in UrbanityVictoria Dos Santos Bustamante (Institute for Philosophical Studies, ZRS Koper), The neopagan dimension of Yage: exploring urban shamanic ceremonies in VenezuelaNoor Zehra Zaidi (University of Maryland), Memory, Ritual, Architecture, and Shi’a-Sunni Relations at Bibi Pak DamanLuca Bossi and Roberta Ricucci (Università di Torino), Religious diversity and urban solidarity. The social impact of religious associations born out of migration in Italy