The Quran recognizes 'no superiority of a white person over a black person.' That notion, radical in 7th-century…
Although many Black churches have an aging hierarchy, other factors such as racial and economic disparities place barriers…
The idea of organized satanic witchcraft was invented in 15th-century Europe by church and state authorities, who at first…
Monastic tradition offers some useful advice about the value of isolation.
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The US military can exempt from service those who are religiously or morally opposed to violence. But conscientious objector…
Confronting the massive social problems caused by the coronavirus requires policies built on compassion, solidarity and…
The Federal Bureau of Prisons recently opened a unit for people suffering dementia. But is incarceration a 'cruel and…
Does taking government money mean journalists owe the government something? A media ethics scholar examines the ethical…
Both sides of the debate over religious freedoms and LGBTQ rights use the language of equality and opposition to discrimination.…
A Richmond court says the city cannot remove its controversial Robert E. Lee sculpture because an 1890 land deed gave the…
On June 19, a court will decide whether Virginia must obey a 1890 deed that gave the state a plot of prime Richmond land…
From the earliest days of the anti-slavery movement, black religious leaders have infused the fight for civil rights with…
Amid trying times, the collaboration between Western science and Eastern philosophy provides numerous health benefits and…
Goddesses have traditionally protected against sickness and cured the ill, according to Hindu belief. More recently they…
Though often seen as socially conservative, the Catholic church has a strong progressive strain that can be traced back…
A choral conductor and scholar of sacred music explains what's missing from church worship with singing banned due to…
There is a long line of military heroes who had the moral courage not to follow immoral orders. In the days ahead, some…
If worshippers congregate outside amid coronavirus fears, it wouldn't be unprecedented. Early settlers used outside…
As the COVID-19 pandemic exposes the risks of an interconnected world, Indian thinkers offer timely insights on how to understand…