In early Christianity, soldiers could be baptized only if they refused to kill other human beings. While this changed over…
Afghan women interviewed about current talks between the government and the Taliban say, 'There is no going back.'…
Long overlooked in the West, the Byzantine Empire has recently picked up interest among far-right and conspiracist circles.…
Former enslaved persons never got 'forty acres and a mule,' and their descendants have been denied reparations for…
If history is a guide, expanding police powers to address current white nationalist threats could result in future repression…
The events that followed the 2003 US invasion of Iraq started a cycle of violence against the country's minority Christian…
Donald Trump didn't make a triumphant return on Jan. 20 and is unlikely to on March 4. How a 19th-century religion dealt…
Student protesters in Turkey recently used this mythical figure to express their queer identity. An art historian explains…
The New York Times' 1619 project and Donald Trump's 1776 Commission had very different interpretations of US history.…
History is full of examples of nations paying out to compensate for slavery. But the money never went to those who suffered…
Given the current, often erroneous, use of the term 'fascist' to describe political movements and leaders, it's…
Some economists have defended price gouging, saying it helps increase supply and prevent against hoarding. An ethicist suggests…
In the 19th century, Purim became an occasion to hold fancy dress parties, the proceeds from which were given to charities.…
As a PBS documentary explores the history of the Black Church, a scholar looks at how African American congregations in…
The 40-day Lenten season, when many Christians observe fasting, began in mid-February. A scholar explains how the practice…
The pandemic has made many of us acutely aware of the daily risks we need to take. The ancient Greeks often did not leave…
Cities have long resisted the public demand for street food vendors, but the pandemic may reverse those restrictions for…
The term was first used in 1917 for a political agitation that Mahatma Gandhi launched against the British, on behalf of…
Younger and older American men tend to identify more with being religious 'nones' than women of the same age, but…
India's farmers have been protesting for months. An expert on India's agricultural sector explains why governments…