Debates about migration have never been simple – just look at the Hebrew Bible
The Bible is full of stories about migrants. That doesn’t mean it has a simple takeaway message about them.
The Bible is full of stories about migrants. That doesn’t mean it has a simple takeaway message about them.
A new study found that the device people used to communicate in a negotiation made a big difference in how likely they were…
A variety of cultural performances evoking intense emotions occur during the Islamic month of Muharram. A scholar observed…
The Catholic Church’s membership numbers are growing fastest outside Europe and the Americas, and Catholics’ priorities…
In Nevada, people create a makeshift city toward the end of summer and later burn it down. What’s behind this event, and…
303 Creative v. Elenis gives SCOTUS another chance to set precedent about what happens when First Amendment freedoms come…
Effects of violence and forced migration on survivors’ mental health have not been acknowledged, despite the trauma being…
Whether it is the war in Ukraine or other devastating news, people find it hard to sustain their attention. A scholar who…
In 1972, justices handed down a decision that attacked discriminatory and capricious death sentences. But it left the door…
Holocaust scholars long relied on documents and survivor testimonies to help reconstruct the history of that tragic event.…
A scholar of Greek mythology explains the naming of NASA’s missions after mythological figures and why the name Artemis…
Popes’ roles have changed over time. Some periods produced plenty of saintly popes, while others are notorious for the…
Virtue signaling is designed to communicate specifically to one partisan tribe and to affirm its moral superiority. A scholar…
Writers seem to be especially vulnerable in polarized times, when the nuances of works are more likely to be overlooked.
The Chautauqua movement symbolized progressive reformers’ hopes that public learning could create a healthy democracy.
Enormous, scaly, fire-breathing dragons have fascinated civilizations for centuries. A scholar who studies monsters explains…
As the US gets less religious, some thinkers warn that it may get more selfish as people engage less with their communities.…
An anthropologist explains how years of conflict have made Ukrainians reassess their priorities and relationships.
Armed conflicts today involve slavery in many different forms, from forced marriage to child soldiers.
Samaritans still live in Israel, where they are often caught between Israeli and Palestinian identities.