Shri is the earliest name given to the goddess Lakshmi in Hindu texts. The word originally meant splendor and refers to…
Every day, tens of thousands of American prisoners are locked up in solitary confinement. This is how that looks for those…
College can be a time to interact with people with different worldviews, but meaningful exchanges often require intent.
Simchat Torah is about more than beginning to read the Torah all over again. It’s about the need to reexamine what we…
Animism describes religions in which humans are connected to the landscape around them but do not dominate it.
Since the earliest days of the written word, students and scholars have pleaded for help from higher powers, a sure sign…
Controversy of veils goes back more than a century, a scholar of Iran explains.
Buddhists believe that bodhisattvas reside in heavenly realms but can also appear on Earth disguised as humans, animals…
Imposing restrictions on women has been a way for many countries to demonstrate to the world what policies they want to…
The Wahhabi school of Islam has spread throughout the world, along with its disapproval of the holiday.
Many Americans know a simple version of Holocaust history, in which their country played the savior. The reality isn’t…
Just in time for this year’s Nobel Prize announcements, here’s how the symbolism of a plant associated with the god…
Native Hawaiians see Mauna Kea mountain as sacred. Scientists use its summit for research. A new policy called co-management…
Many religions value forgiveness, but the details of their teachings differ. A psychologist of religion explains how Christian…
A scholar of Iranian politics explains how Iranians have organized resistance movements for the past several decades while…
There are genuine political disagreements, and then there are time-worn strategies for selling denial to the public. A sociologist…
Trump and Bolsonaro use religion in similar ways, but there are key differences between the two countries’ evangelical…
A historian of American Judaism explains how cookbooks across the 20th century have influenced and reflected the shifting…
Catholics, Protestants and Eastern Orthodox Christians recognize the authority of the ‘fathers’ to guide teaching on…
A professor of counseling explains how to find therapists and support communities that can help work through these unique…