The Vatican plans to set up an ‘observatory’ to investigate apparitions of the Virgin Mary. A scholar of global Christianity…
Buddha’s birthday has not always been a major holiday for Buddhists, but is now celebrated in diverse ways throughout…
Female characters in Greek mythology lived under strict patriarchal rules, but they spoke truth to power and resisted injustice.
Shavuot, which was originally an ancient pilgrimage festival, has gone through many changes over the years – as has Judaism…
As governments crack down at their borders, religious groups’ teachings to help the stranger remain unchanged.
Ancient Greek philosophers despised the Sophists’ rhetoric because it searched for relative truth, not absolutes. But…
A scholar of ancient Greek philosophy writes about Aristotle’s timeless advice on how to nurture and keep friendships.
The ancient Chinese text is considered a military classic, but Western readers often overlook its philosophical roots.
The civil rights leader Malcolm X was famously part of the Nation of Islam until his break from the group in 1964. What…
Environmental DNA provides a wealth of information for conservationists, archaeologists and forensic scientists. But the…
The Supreme Court appears poised to change the definition of ‘undue hardship’ so that employers have to accommodate…
The lines between family life and Buddhist monasticism are not so ‘either/or’ as they might seem.
The Vietnam War whistleblower’s decision to leak thousands of pages of government documents was not a quick one.
Mother figures from faith traditions around the world reflect many different ways of thinking about the divine.
Recent generations of Jewish women have looked to reinvent rituals marking the most meaningful moments in their lives, especially…
Greek epic poetry often uses mothers and wives to humanize its heroes, reminding listeners of the meaning of sacrifice.
Theosophy and its founders had an outsize impact on Americans’ ideas about spirituality and Asian religions.
As a society, everyone is motivated to regulate AI development. For individual companies, though, the opposite is true.
How did blockbuster horror films such as ‘The Exorcist’ help the church warm to the controversial ritual?
Religious freedom has grown more important in US foreign policy – but does that come at the expense of promoting other…