The idea of Manifest Destiny inspired Americans to push west, leading to the creation of the first national parks. But those…
A scholar of Native American and Indigenous rhetorics writes about the harm done to Native American nations through colonization…
How should opposing armies be commemorated on a battlefield? Gettysburg offers an especially interesting example of today’s…
The origins of the Indigenous People’s Thanksgiving Sunrise Ceremony, held on the traditional lands of the Ohlone people,…
A scholar of American religion explains how a new phenomenon of Jesus images on TikTok is tapping into the prosperity gospel,…
Tunnel warfare tends to lessen any advantages a stronger, more advanced attacker might otherwise expect – and to favor…
Like all charitable donors, church members – even those who make donations to remain in good standing with their religious…
An analysis of anti-abortion rights groups in the US shows that while some specifically turn to Christianity to explain…
Your doctor’s MD emerged from the Dark Ages, where practicing rational “human medicine” was seen as an expression…
A scholar who has studied Palestinian refugees for 20 years explains the history of their displacement and the stakes involved…
For some people, the decision over how to dispose of their body represents one last adventure – and one last consumer…
Across cultures, death rituals give mourners a chance to grieve. But they also offer one last opportunity to help the deceased…
Halloween’s influence is transforming popular festivities around Día de los Muertos and its ceremonial customs in rural…
Many Christian and Muslim families in Gaza today were displaced following the creation of new Arab and Jewish states. Today,…
A human rights scholar explains how social media users can take charge of what content comes into their feed and reduce…
Does Louisiana’s requirement for public schools to post ‘In God We Trust’ in all classrooms violate the doctrine of…
Shortly after World War II, European Jews immigrated to American cities like Boston and were often met with violent antisemitism.
Recent Supreme Court decisions have signaled a shift in how the country’s highest court interprets the limits on religion…
Most states permit government officials to donate unclaimed bodies to medical schools, with no legal requirement for prior…
Pope Francis’ Synod on Synodality is attempting to move the church toward a more dialogue-based model of authority, a…