Questions about how to represent German Jews, past and present, have complicated plans to rebuild the destroyed temple.
Mexican philosophers have a word for the peculiar anxiety you may be feeling: ‘zozobra,’ a dizziness that arises from…
Augustine had divisive opinions – and didn’t mind sharing them. But his writing also has lessons about talking to people…
Workers from minority religious traditions in the US tend to be more affected by restrictions about bringing up faith at…
The ‘Courage Tour,’ a religio-political rally, is going around battleground states. It is focused on defeating Democrats,…
From the 19th to 20th century, Native children were physically removed from their homes and put into boarding schools. A…
The Aztecs deliberated on how to continue their traditions and preserve their group identity following the Spanish invasion.
Claims about Columbus being Sephardic have bubbled up for decades. Early in the 20th century, some immigrant groups hoped…
America holds a unique place in the faith’s teachings, but awareness of the church’s often precarious place in US culture…
A biblical scholar traces how images of the ‘city of God’ have shaped American culture – especially when it comes…
On July 4, 1891, Oklahoman farmer Oscar Weber Bilby served his neighbors the very first hamburgers on buns.
In the mid-19th century, photographs with ghostlike figures became collectible amusements thanks to the invention of the…
The soldiers and patriots who made the American Revolution a success included people whose faiths faced discrimination,…
The US has a long history of blasphemy laws, which reflect the complex fight for freedom of religion and speech.
The Lubavitch movement, also called Chabad, shares many beliefs and traditions with other ultra-Orthodox Jews. Yet its outreach…
Dogs appeared several times during testimonies typically because an accused witch was believed to have had a dog who would…
Women’s formal involvement in bishops’ synods has grown slowly over the decades. Even when they were excluded, Catholic…
Early Christian texts reveal how the birth of Christ reflected ideas of the day − in some illustrations, midwives helped…
Many US states and cities have renamed Columbus Day as Indigenous People’s Day. But wrestling over the explorer’s legacy…
Evangelicals are often regarded as a uniform, monolithic group − but there are differences within their politics and social…