Public outrage over alleged abuse has been muted in much of Latin America for years, partly because the church remains one…
A scholar of religion and politics explains how Robertson led the way in blending religion with political commentary and…
The way many Americans think about racial identity today is hard to map onto the complex history of ancient Egypt and ancient…
Pat Robertson, founder of the global Christian Broadcasting Network, blended religion into American politics and played…
People are congregating in Missouri after news spread that the exhumed body of a nun had not decayed four years after her…
The school’s approval may be the strongest challenge yet to limits on public money in religious schools.
The return of an important monument to Mexico puts a spotlight on a culture whose influence is still felt in the Americas…
Behavior-based interventions could boost conservation efforts, but raise their own set of tricky ethical issues.
An Indigenous scholar writes that Indigenous peoples have historically recognized multiple gender identities, which they…
LGBTQ rights are not the main issue bringing Israeli protesters to the streets, but they do symbolize the country’s stark…
Latino artists have been forging their own paths in hip-hop for decades, giving voice to young peoples’ pain, faith and…
Theravada Buddhism is the dominant religious system in several parts of South and Southeast Asia, but there is a rich diversity…
Turner was introduced to Nichiren Buddhism in 1973, and its teachings provided inspiration for some of the final projects…
Biased algorithms in health care can lead to inaccurate diagnoses and delayed treatment. Deciding which variables to include…
Companies that want to avoid the harms of AI, such as bias or privacy violations, lack clear-cut guidelines on how to act…
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.