The Münster Rebellion stands as one of the most haunting episodes of the Reformation, not simply for...
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The story of the Agapemonites is not merely a curiosity of Victorian eccentricity but a revealing chapter...
To worship the biblical God as “author of life” is to venerate a being who repeatedly chose...
History’s cruel symmetry exposes the enduring paradox of faith and power: that those who kill in the...
The fight over Barton’s appointment is ultimately about more than one man. It is about whether classrooms...
Far from being a sudden reaction in the 1910s and 1920s, fundamentalism represented the culmination of a...
We condemn extremism among other religions and governments abroad while ignoring the holy mandates shaping law, policy,...
The evangelical takeover of the Republican Party was not a sudden rupture but the culmination of decades...
Reasserting secular freedom does not mean silencing believers. On the contrary, it means ensuring that belief remains...
It is hardly a coincidence that it was only with the emergence of the first spatial foci...
The thigh tattoo tells the story. In that image of Charlie Kirk permanently inked on human flesh,...
And so, the cycle continues. This year’s missed Rapture joins the long history of disappointed doomsdays. In...
The conviction that the United States was founded on Christianity collapses under scrutiny of the historical record....
This project threatens to recast the United States as a nation where faith and citizenship are indistinguishable,...
She is usually interpreted as Freyja and the act is generally considered to initiate a battle between...
Demonic possession had physical and mental signs, but it was not a physical or biological fact. Rather,...
Exploring medieval English mysticism in the post-Reformation period. One of the central tensions from which mystic writing...
A medieval monastery was an enclosed and sometimes remote community of monks or nuns. Introduction Abbeys were...
While political discourse often collapses “religion” into opposition, the historical record shows a deep and continuous current...
Dogs appeared several times during testimonies. By Dr. Bridget MarshallProfessor of EnglishUMass Lowell Introduction I teach a course...
There were many different Giants, some having more prominent roles in mythology than others. Introduction In Greek mythology,...
The evangelical emphasis on biblical authority and personal conversion created a volatile mixture. It could be invoked...
For his faithful flock, he will be remembered as a champion of the family and a man...
Its power lies in its ability to sacralize the deepest desires of human life (health, wealth, and...
Her life embodied a faith that celebrated divine intervention. But the prosperity gospel she championed carries long,...
The 1980s were not the beginning of Christian nationalism, but they were its decisive breakthrough. From the...
The First Amendment is fundamental, and it’s under attack by those on the religious right who would...
Everyone seeks connection with people who truly understand us and share our values. For those on a...
The hero’s grave and shrine are the principal features of the cult. However, there are exceptions with...
This study is useful for understanding the complexity of medieval bodies and gender. Introduction This essay argues...