Already in 1st-century CE Rome there was a Christian community. Introduction The central figure of the medieval...
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Rights are falling prey to the legal engine behind the Christian Right agenda. As the Supreme Court...
The Carolingian kings and emperors dominated the politics but faced constant challenges to their rule. Introduction The Carolingian...
The Alliance Defending Freedom has been laying the groundwork to end legal abortion for years. But that’s...
The Chronicle of Widukind, from around 970, relates how Harald ordered the rejection of the old gods....
There is a “growing trend of religious extremists forging cross-border alliances”. An investigation by the media outlet openDemocracy revealed Friday...
The Supreme Court ruled that states can be forced to fund religious education using taxpayer dollars. Last...
The Bohemian Church had been established by the Eastern Orthodox Church, not the Church of Rome. Introduction...
In areas without access to public schools, Maine allows students to attend other public or private schools...
The Protestant Reformation completely changed the European cultural, religious, social, and political landscape. Introduction The Protestant Reformation (1517-1648) refers...
Religious conversion is fundamental to these politics of “freedom” and “choice.” At one recent school board meeting in suburban...
The origins of Judaism lie in the Bronze Age, specifically evolving out of Ancient Canaanite polytheism. Introduction...
Americans are getting more comfortable with new forms of spirituality, but their views of atheists are still...
Their views on religion are not as strident as many believe them to be. Introduction Distrust of...
So-called Spiritualists split off from Martin Luther’s Reformation 500 years ago, but some of their ideas carry on. Introduction For over a decade, one of the...
They “have a way of talking to each other in which they can reinforce a cultural identity...
Women are presented for the most part using both Jewish and Graeco-Roman concepts of the social construction...
The school founded by evangelist Jerry Falwell allegedly ignored reports of rape and threatened to punish accusers....
We understand these letters to be circumstantial. They were not written as systematic theology or as treatises...
Lunatic rage, then and now. The hateful crazy goes on apace. Of course it’s everywhere: On Monday in...
Pliny’s letter to Trajan is significant as one of the earliest descriptions of the Christian movement from...
God has entered the lunatic picture. And lo, the permutations of anti-mask/vax/reason/science crackpottery have been many, from world-wide...
The works of Eusebius provide much of our information on early Christianity. Introduction Eusebius Pamphili (aka Eusebius...
Cultists continue to rally for former, one-term, twice-impeached President Donald Trump. A scary heads-up: Almost a year after...
“…the Government of the United States of America is not, in any sense, founded on the Christian...
The secularly-oriented segment of the population has increased the most since the mid-1960s. Introduction The political awakening...
The ‘Awakenings’ all resulted from powerful preaching that gave listeners a sense of personal guilt, their sin,...
How MAGA functions as white political theology both within the White House and amongst Trump’s base. NOTE:...
American evangelicalism has had several “beginnings”, each contributing to the shape of present-day evangelicalism. By Dr. Charles...
Religious artifacts are items that are regarded as having religious significance. They are usually associated with a...