COVID-19 is spreading quickly in Bangladesh. An outbreak in the refugee camps that house some 1 million Rohingya Muslims…
Doctors face difficult choices about rationing medical care. A scholar who studies discrimination argues that those with…
If anyone can convince the Maduro government and the Venezuelan opposition to come together to fight COVID-19, it's…
Churches have moved online. But to be able to properly connect with people, they need to find a way to build community,…
In the 1790s, penal reformers rebuilt America's squalid jails as airy, hygienic places meant to keep residents – and…
In these times of fear and uncertainty, many of us face daily decisions regarding the right thing to do. An ethicist offers…
Some people are comparing current times with the apocalypse. In ancient texts, apocalyptic messages cultivated endurance…
As people everywhere don face masks, scarves and bandanas to protect against coronavirus, Muslim women who wear the niqab,…
All major sports events have been canceled at this time. Two sports philosophers remind people how sports help us bond as…
Some of the Passover Seder traditions are occurring through Zoom this year. A historian of the Bible explains how ancient…
One person’s stockpiling can mean another one’s shortage. A philosopher reminds us of our social and moral obligations…
Doctors are being forced to make difficult choices regarding who gets ventilators in this pandemic. An expert argues why…
Isolation. Despair. Facing our demons. What does the most-translated novel tell us about living with COVID-19?
Gratitude has a strong connection to well-being, but more than that, two psychologists say, it could have a powerful effect…
Buddhist monks have been chanting sutras to provide spiritual relief during the coronavirus crisis. A scholar of Buddhism…
In the late second century, some Christian groups in Rome began directing financial aid toward people living in another…
The routine of life has been disrupted for most people as they stay at home to check the further spread of the coronavirus.…
As the coronavirus spreads and life comes to a standstill, people are coming up with a host of rituals to maintain a sense…
In view of the rapid spread of the coronavirus, faith communities are changing many traditional practices. An historian…
The Greeks treated their city-states like bodies. To protect them from disasters, it was the poor that were often sacrificed.