A scholar of Roman Catholicism explains why Pope Francis’ visit to Mongolia, home to fewer than 1,500 Catholics, is significant.
Mesopotamia’s prisons were built for detaining people, not punishing them. But they shaped powerful ideas about justice…
Is Jesus a peacemaker or a warrior? A socialist or a capitalist? Depending on whom you ask, American Christians see Christ…
Oppenheimer’s knowledge of Sanskrit literature was more than cursory. He used quotes and parables from Sanskrit texts…
At the pilgrimage site of Kedarnath in northern India, disastrous flooding has led many to ask whether the gods are getting…
With modern borders drawn up by colonial powers, some African governments have turned to religion to try to forge national…
The region of Maui has been revered by its Indigenous peoples as a sacred place for generations. It is believed to be the…
Distinct from civil disobedience, this legal strategy demands complete compliance with the law – even when there are loopholes…
Afrofuturism, a mix of science fiction, magic realism and liberation politics, has shaped some hip-hop artists’ work for…
Examining the understandings of what ‘toxic femininity’ means to people can reveal insights about gender, power and…
More invasive devices have prompted new debates about privacy and freedom. But it’s important to keep in mind that other…
Many Hindus, Buddhists and people who follow the shamanic religion of Bon undertake a pilgrimage each year to northern Nepal…
There was no one type of slavery in ‘biblical’ or ‘ancient’ societies, given how varied they were. But much of what…
As a chatbot, dressed in a hooded brown-and-white robe, Jesus is available 24/7 to answer any and all questions on his Twitch…
Complex as they are, Oppenheimer’s life and views of the bomb are far easier to wrestle with than the reality of nuclear…
A scholar of the Hebrew Bible argues that very little is known about the location of Mount Sinai, and it is likely that…
A professor of modern Catholicism looks back at the ways the iconic Irish singer steeped herself in religion, even as she…
A professor who has researched the Universal Life Church unpacks why many couples now prefer to hand-pick loved ones to…
A new study finds that investors punish companies for behaving badly over three times as much if they have a record of saying…
Practitioners of Pagan religions no longer need to go into a forest to find an object for their altars. Commercialization…