In early Christian texts, God gives birth to Israel and is described as a woman in labor and a mother comforting her children.
The Muslim call to prayer has often been misconstrued. A scholar explains how Islamic prayer is the heart of Islam that…
Deactivating the tax provision known as the Johnson Amendment could increase the flow of dark money, reducing accountability…
Madrasas, or Islam-centered schools, have long spread knowledge and literacy throughout the Muslim world. However, can they…
In Theravada Buddhism, ordaining to be a monk and donating the merit thus gained is one of the greatest honors that a person…
Conflicts about policing the border have erupted in much of the world. How people respond depends on the many distinct visions…
On July 24, 1847, Mormon leader Brigham Young and 146 followers entered Salt Lake City to escape persecution. This history…
Throughout Catholic history, miracles have been attributed to Virgin Mary's power. She is understood to cry not only…
Different cultural groups respond with numerous, often conflicting, answers to questions about life after death. An expert…
In Theravada Buddhism, ordaining to be a monk and donating the merit thus gained is one of the greatest honors that a person…
At at time when hypernationalism and xenophobia are increasing in the world, Jimmy Carter's speech -- a theological…
California teenager Jahi McMath's family refused to accept the diagnosis of brain death. Her case opens up a number…
A scholar, who has conducted research on the Thai caves in which 12 children were recently trapped, explains their power…
July marks 50 years of Pope Paul VI's encyclical prohibiting contraceptive use. For many years prior to it, the church…
The 20th-century philosopher Hannah Arendt wrote how refugees, in the absence of legal rights, were forced to live in a…
There is a long line of well-armed American preachers -- both real and fictional -- in US history and culture, confirming…
Reggae is the musical expression of Rastafari, a belief system of migrants to Jamaica. A popular song, 'Rivers of Babylon,'…
With Pope Francis recently elevating a Pakistani archbishop as cardinal, a scholar traces the history of persecution of…
The US has a long history of separating families. Research shows the long-term effects of that trauma.
In 38 US cities, hate crimes rose 12 percent in 2017. There were 1,038 hate crimes in the nation’s 10 largest cities –…