A scholar who studies alternative expressions of spirituality visited secular, atheist and psychedelic churches and interacted…
The Al-Aqsa mosque, a flashpoint in Hama’ recent assault against Israel, hosts daily prayers and Friday gatherings. It…
Narges Mohammadi is the second Iranian woman, after Shirin Ebadi, to win the Nobel Peace Prize. She remains locked up in…
Efforts are being made to develop the capacity of Native tribes to manage bison and bison habitats. An Indigenous scholar…
Integral ecology, a holistic way of looking at problems the world faces today, is key in the pope’s writings about the…
As the Synod of Bishops meets in Rome, a Catholic theologian explains the preparations that went into the consultative process…
Medieval monastics were often discouraged from owning companion animals, which were viewed as a distraction, a religion…
The College of Cardinals is an important part of the church’s governance structure. Its members elect the next pope and…
If you’ve decided to look for coffee that’s better for the earth or the people making it, you might need some help translating…
Catholicism, ‘Frenchness’ and secularism are often conflated in French culture, a scholar writes, while non-Christian…
The government’s use of the Hindi word for ‘India’ revives debates over whether Hindi should be the national language…
In some conservative countries, the abaya is part of expected dress. But in countries where Muslims are in the minority,…
Like many Jewish practices, the harvest festival of Sukkot largely takes place at home − meaning families can incorporate…
The ‘Shepherd of Hermas’ has been accused of being pedantic, even boring. In the first few centuries of Christianity,…
An Indigenous sacred site, Hopewell Ceremonial Earthworks has served as a military barracks, a fairground and, more recently,…
Two social scientists analyzed periodicals from US religious leaders in 1935 to determine what factors influenced groups’…
States sometimes choose to pay for the release of their citizens held hostage abroad – but there could be profound, long-term…
There is a long tradition in China of associating monkeys with the mind – symbolism that has helped the novel’s most…
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau spoke of ‘credible allegations’ of Indian involvement in a Sikh leader’s death.
Morocco is grappling not just with the loss of lives from the recent earthquake, but with the destruction of its cultural…