Medieval universities were neither wholly autonomous nor fully enslaved. By Matthew A. McIntoshPublic HistorianBrewminate Introduction The emergence...
Religion
From ancient Greece to modern-day TikTok witchcraft, the world of witches has been a changing one. Introduction...
Today, a growing share of Americans are raised in homes that have little connection to religion. By...
Conspiracism has given rise to the fantastical, if not fascist, millenarianist movement known as QAnon. By Dr....
Theosophy and its founders had an outsize impact on Americans’ ideas about spirituality and Asian religions. Introduction...
Religious differences in consulting a fortune teller are not very pronounced. By Chip RotoloResearch AssociatePew Research Center...
Christian apocalypticism has evolved from early Jewish eschatological roots. By Matthew A. McIntoshPublic HistorianBrewminate Introduction The concept...
True believer or grifting charlatan? By Kelsey KrygerFreelance Journalist Joe Rogan: podcaster, UFC commentator, and now a...
An apocalypse was a text, not an event. By Dr. Rebecca DenovaEmeritus Professor of Early ChristianityUniversity of...
MAGA Christianity is not driven by faith. It is driven by resentment. “Why do MAGA disciples, who...
The story of Shiloh is a somber testament to the peril of blind obedience. By Matthew A....
“Overall, Christianity loses far more people than it gains through religious switching.” By Mikayla RobertsCo-Executive Producer, WHOV...
No evidence has been found for a large-scale migration of Israelites from Egypt. By Matthew A. McIntoshPublic...
Amalric’s mystical and eschatological vision was both a challenge and a warning. By Matthew A. McIntoshPublic HistorianBrewminate...
The relationship between pilgrims and time gains an added layer of complexity. We brush past each other...
These tales recur in the myths and legends of many Indo-European cultures. Medieval Nordic vernaculars routinely use...
Skepticism about religion became a strong player in the philosophical playground. The Origins We, philosophers, tend to...
Christianity and Buddhism have the biggest losses from ‘religious switching’. By Kirsten Lesage, Kelsy Jo Starr, and...
Philosophical skepticism is a doubtful attitude toward commonly accepted knowledge claims. Curated/Reviewed by Matthew A. McIntoshPublic HistorianBrewminate...
Christian fundamentalists are trying to force their hateful beliefs on the rest of us. By Michael Steven...
People could free themselves from externally-imposed limitations. Introduction The theology of the Death of God, also known as Radical Theology, is a contemporary...
The Christian majority decline looks to continue going forward. After many years of steady decline, the share...
Baffling objects in the sky. By Joshua Blu BuhsAuthor Albany, New York, 6 August 1874. Charles Hoy...
Eventually the Catholics put Hitler in power. By Dr. Mike MageePresidentMinverva University Typically Christian, the Christian majority...
Sport is a very similar type of action to religious ritual. Ritual is a category of action...
Mystery cults were a supplement to traditional Greco-Roman religious practices. Introduction Mystery Cults, or mystery religions, were ancient...
Cult actions can be spontaneous, improvised, and therefore unsystematic. Human actions may be divided into those that...
Of primary importance for many Neopagans is the triple goddess. Introduction As we approach Mother’s Day, many...
Elements of central African syncretic religions were brought to other places. Introduction A watercolor painted around 1750...
The AIDS crisis could not be separated from the broader cultural contexts in which it emerged. By...