Although magic and witchcraft had existed since antiquity, early modern Europe underwent a growth in anxiety about...
Religion
The devil, once a part of the sacred truth, could now be seen as a fragment of...
The Donation of Constantine was most likely written, and almost certainly used, to coerce Pepin the Short...
The period of the Reformation (roughly 1500-1700) witnessed an unprecedented wave of changes in religion, thought, society,...
Anyone with even a cursory knowledge of Christianity has heard the term ‘Church Fathers’ but far less...
A scholar went on a Voodoo pilgrimage in Haiti and learned how an oppressive slave past has...
Well-worn routes resulted along which regular stopping points allowed pilgrims to sleep, eat, and be cared for...
The medieval Church developed and retained its power by encouraging the innate human fear of death and...
There are at least five reasons why the claim that the Bible is to be taken literally...
A friend of FDR but not of big business, Culbert Olson believed humans had to save themselves....
It might appear to many that atheism is a modern idea. However, in parts of Asia, particularly...
It made sense for the Quakers to cultivate an exaggerated presence in order to make their voices...
Considering the spread of Judaism from the viewpoint of other cultures in the Ancient Near East. Introduction...
Examining the transitions from “selective polytheism” to henotheism and subsequently, from henotheism to global monotheism. Introduction In...
William James and the philosophy of pragmatism. “Be not afraid of life, believe that life is worth...
How a New York farmer’s elaborate hoax “proved” giants roamed the Earth. One Sunday afternoon in October...
In Peru, the challenge of providing health care to the country’s citizens has spurred interest in alternative...
A shrine to a “wise woman” fulfilling an oraculor role. By Philippe BohstromArchaeologist The town of Abel Beth...
Examining cult and religion in Philistia during the Iron Age. By Dr. David Ben-ShlomoProfessor of ArchaeologyAriel University...
Where does the ‘religion’ end and the ‘populism’ begin? Ben Ryan speaks of the use of Christianity...
The only way to stop them is to call them out at every turn. By Darrell Lucus...
The Bacchanalia were Roman festivals of Bacchus based on various ecstatic elements of the Greek Dionysia. Introduction...
Shrouded in secrecy, ancient mystery cults fascinate and capture the imagination. Shrouded in secrecy, ancient mystery cults...
Canaanite religion was polytheistic, and in some cases monolatristic. Introduction Canaanite religion refers to the group of...
Ratified by the United States Senate unanimously without debate on June 7, 1797, taking effect June 10,...
As the political boundaries of the Roman Empire diminished and collapsed in the West, Christianity spread beyond...
Since the early days of monasticism, the presence of nuns led to restrictions that limited contact between...
If you’re a Christian in the US, these are a bunch of unearned benefits you get that...
Though it’s seldom mentioned by name, it’s one of the major forces in politics today: dominion theology,...
Due to its agricultural nature, her cult had tremendous appeal to the average Roman citizen, more so...