An interfaith discussion on the role of religion in mental health
Academics and religious leaders address the role of faith and community in managing mental health issues in young people…
Academics and religious leaders address the role of faith and community in managing mental health issues in young people…
During the Cold War, Russia’s refusal to allow Jews to leave the country reflected its political aims. The same is likely…
Jinnah insisted on secular education, gender equality and equal rights for minorities – all of which remain unrealized…
On the 10th anniversary of the Oak Creek massacre, a Sikh scholar writes that there is little understanding of the Sikh…
New research on police departments across the country reveals a significant link between the use of fatal force and college…
The fate of the so-called princely states was a particularly contentious issue during India’s partition, which killed…
Policymakers often think of their decisions about nuclear weapons as moral, a nuclear ethicist explains – which is key…
Distrust of government blended with strains of Christian fundamentalism can produce a violent form of Christian nationalism,…
As Japanese victims struggled to process the nuclear attack, many turned to religion. The way they understood the horror…
A historian of the residential schools explains how religion played a key role in assimilationist systems for Indigenous…
Saint Sophia Cathedral was built under the reign of Grand Prince Yaroslav, whose father, Volodymyr, converted the region…
An expert on grief says give people space and time to come to terms with loss and don’t expect them to need – or want…
Antisemitism today does not always appear in the form of traditional hate speech. It manifests in GIFs, memes, vlogs, comments…
A scholar of the ancient Near East explains how loan forgiveness was handled thousands of years ago in the Bible and royal…
The Utah holiday is a reflection of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints’ slowly changing identity, a historian…
As late as 1970, only about 5% of Americans chose to be cremated. In 2020, more than 56% Americans opted for it.
Faith can inform opinions about abortion on both sides of the political debate, but the Bible itself says nothing directly…
Historians of American religious history explain why the Supreme Court’s recent religious liberty rulings are an example…
A scholar of Japanese religion explains the connections that Japan’s political parties have with several religious groups…
The field of ‘monster studies’ looks at how texts reflect ideas about what’s evil, weird or scary.