Just-war theory insists that civilians are not legitimate targets. However, civilian immunity does not provide blanket protection…
Gaza’s Omari Mosque embodies the history of Gaza – as a site of frequent destruction, but also of renewal, writes a…
A sociologist of religion explains how atheist churches are helping people find meaning and community – serving many of…
Intellectual humility doesn’t mean anyone can change your mind, a philosopher writes – but it might mean learning from…
Surrogacy can exploit women, but others may choose to be involved for altruistic reasons. A scholar points out that surrogacy’s…
A medical anthropologist explores claims about the health benefits of sound baths and how to choose the one to attend.
A scholar of Daoist rituals explains how the indigenous tradition of China understands the human body as being part of the…
Following a 30-year boy-to-girl birth rate imbalance, up to 800,000 ‘extra’ men born since the mid-1980s will be unable…
Accounts of Asian American history often stop at the US border, but Asians were living in Latin America for centuries before…
Supportive relationships, economic stability and exercise are among the building blocks that develop resilience.
The COVID-19 pandemic put a spotlight on how fragmented medical care can be. Relational, or person-centered, medicine is…
The 2024 elections may see a more intense end-times rhetoric, claims of divine support and a failure to condemn the rise…
For many Buddhists today, both in East Asia and across the world, the Lotus Sutra offers religious support for various gender…
An expert on Ukrainian music and folklore explains how holiday traditions celebrate both centuries of culture and present-day…
In emphasizing the church’s love for all, including people in LGBTQ+ relationships, the pope has sidestepped thorny doctrinal…
Many countries wrestle with whether to include any kind of education about religion in public school lessons, and each one…
Most of the Klan’s victims were African American, but many other groups have been targeted during the hate group’s century…
Far-right American Christians once viewed Soviet culture as a menace to their values. Today, some authoritarian-leaning…
A scholar of American evangelicalism explains House Speaker Mike Johnson’s connections with Ark Encounter and the Creation…
Historians know a fair bit about Herod the Great, the king of Judea at the time of Jesus’ birth.