Most religions have periods of rest incorporated into their practice. Medical science has affirmed that short periods of…
Pope Benedict XVI expanded the Latin Mass in 2007 in an olive branch to traditionalists. His successor hopes reversing that…
Two decades have passed since the US invasion of Afghanistan toppled the Taliban's Islamic extremist regime. Despite…
John Locke and John Stewart Mill don't provide much in the way of justification for ignoring public health advice in…
There is much at stake as the US withdraws troops from Afghanistan. A political philosopher explains why the US cannot escape…
The political alliance between American evangelicals and Israel's right wing may have peaked during the Trump administration.
'In God We Trust' became the national motto of the US on July 30, 2021. Since then, it has been used to forward…
Disaffected young evangelicals and those who left the church describe an out-of-touch institution not in line with their…
Abortion and contraception were quite common among premodern Christians, who also celebrated women's celibacy as superior…
The doctrine of inerrancy likely took shape during the 19th and 20th centuries in the United States, in response to the…
Native Americans have long struggled to practice their spiritual rituals and protect their landscapes. Crackdowns on Indigenous…
Northern Ireland's Orange Order will take to the streets on July 12 to commemorate a Protestant military victory. A…
A spate of anti-clerical attacks has put a spotlight on the role of Christian leaders in South Sudan.
Celebrities and businesses have drawn criticism for cultural appropriation. An expert provides guidance on when it is sharing…
From Germany to Georgetown, the Global North has a lot to learn about reckoning successfully with past human rights wrongs.
Religion was a common theme in some of the cases to come before the nine justices in the recently concluded Supreme Court…
Amid controversy over US bishops' plans to deny Communion to pro-abortion rights Catholics, a scholar of sacramental…
Baptists believe that each person can have a personal relationship with God. This theology, a scholar writes, has also contributed…
Should people be compelled to take the vaccine? Should you feel guilty for skipping the line? And what about parts of the…
In both ancient Greece and the Roman Empire, reflected images were thought to hold mysterious powers. Damaging a mirror…