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…
Once a source of unity, anguish over the hostages is now one more source of sharp divides in Israeli politics.
Your identity is not the result of a single decision, but rather the confluence of several factors.
Ninety years ago, Greenberg had a momentous decision to make: Should he play baseball on Yom Kippur?
Historically, Black Pentecostal-charismatic churches have not put an emphasis on political issues. That may be changing,…
Nice Jewish men wanting to date non-Jewish women has been a trope of US stage and screen for 100 years.
Ancient Maya peoples knew that human beings are not independent from nature but part of it.
The Requerimiento, a 16th-century document, sheds light on the deeper ideas and laws that the Spanish used to take over…
Awareness and acceptance of not only your money, but your feelings about your money, can help guide responsible financial…
The Taliban have enacted laws that violate human rights since they returned to power. But a new edict goes further.
Republicans have long focused on freedom as an election issue. Kamala Harris appears to be shifting the Democrats’ strategy…
Ancient Indian texts describe in detail which flowers are favored by which gods and the elaborate rituals around how to…