As Christmas approaches, Nativity scenes showing three wise men visiting the newborn Jesus are put up around the world.…
It takes a lot of steps – and help from other people – to make a physical book you can hold in your hands.
Traditional ordination into a Buddhist monastic life requires meeting guidelines based on male and female genders.
Morality police first appeared in Iran soon after the Islamic Revolution of 1979. But similar forces were present in parts…
Recent years have put more attention on LGBTQ people’s struggle for acceptance in the LDS church, but asexual Latter-day…
The eruption of Mauna Loa is a profound spiritual experience for many Native Hawaiians. An anthropologist explains Native…
Indonesia has criminalized same-sex sexuality, but trans people are finding support in some trans-inclusive mosques and…
Orthodox Jewish communities are still difficult places for many LGBTQ people. Yet the view, once ubiquitous, that Orthodox…
Yeshiva University’s legal case has garnered national attention, but several similar cases are underway.
From warfare to entertainment and VR, brain-computer interface development has extended beyond prosthetics for patients…
Chaplains have always provided spiritual care outside traditional houses of worship, but their significance is growing as…
Guidelines and regulations weigh the medical and health benefits of animal research with researchers’ ability to ensure…
Gratitude and praise are not only some of the most common themes in Christian music, but also some of the oldest.
The Pilgrims who started the first Thanksgiving tradition after they landed in Plymouth were following the customs they…
The Mahāyāna branch of Buddhism likely emerged around the first centuries A.D. and was most readily carried through the…
Combatting antisemitism isn’t just about ‘calling it out’ – it’s about helping people understand what antisemitism…
People across much of North Africa were subject to racist laws and suffering at the hands of European powers during the…
From ancient Greece to modern-day TikTok witchcraft, the world of witches has been a changing one.
The veil as a symbol of oppression has once again moved to center stage in Iran, but it’s important to know about the…
Pictures of women in war play a pivotal role in the battlefield of political ideas, argues a feminist historian who examines…