It’s no coincidence that the political system in America got so top-heavy with fundamentalist Christians. By Janet...
Religion
The historical lessons of 1844 are abundantly clear. Recently in St. Louis, the United Methodist General Conference...
The types of Christianity they professed had important differences that led to a lack of recognition and...
Something very important to note about Augustus and his political, societal and religious views is the significant...
Religion in Korea encompasses Buddhism, Confucianism, Christianity, Daoism and Shamanism as practiced historically in Korea, as well...
While the term “animism” refers to a broad range of spiritual beliefs (many of which are still...
Most organised religions privilege men over women, and almost all of them privilege heterosexual relations over homosexual...
Recent media reports point to years of sexual abuse by Southern Baptist pastors. An expert writes why...
The Torah deals with the origins of not only the Israelites, but also – at least according...
Roman religion and tolerance for others drastically began to change following the Edict of Milan. Introduction Constantinian...
To circumscribe the Reformation solely within the sphere of theological disputation is to mask the complexity of...
There were over 200 gods and goddesses worshipped throughout ancient China, but if one were to count...
Beatus was an early medieval monk who set down to illustrate a collection of writings he had...
Translators of the Bible have rarely understood the need or made the effort to convey the literary...
Political and spiritual progenitors of a thermonuclear war – World War III. Abstract Recently, two powerful personalities...
Hasidism was called into existence by the charismatic figure Israel ben Eliezer (ca. 1700–1760), who was active...
Logic, science and critical thinking are working miracles for non-believers. It’s official: the people of Great Britain...
Ukraine’s Orthodox Church recently broke off from Russia. This dispute has a history that goes back to...
The shift among voters likely means a corresponding shift in what makes a candidate electable. By Andrew...
Modern Taoists in China (and elsewhere) worship many gods at private altars and in public ceremonies which...
The relationship between church and state is the institutional form of the relationship between the religious and political spheres. This...
Across the United States, evangelical churches are failing to protect victims of sexual abuse among their members....
The problem with mixing religion and politics was that political issues became moral issues and, therefore, more...
Controversies surrounding the 1830 Indian Removal Act reflected the Early Republic’s problem of church and state. “I...
Medieval illuminated manuscript of the Qu’ran Professor David Watt asks us to look beyond recent events themselves...
Catholic hospitals are expanding their reach and adopting policies that deny ever increasing numbers of women access...
Despite the rosy image painted by the Catholic Church to cover up his reign of terror, Father...
In the great reformer’s eyes, if you didn’t love a rousing tune you deserved only “the music...
During the seismic religious changes of the 16th and 17th centuries, atrocities were committed and martyrs were...
Franklin advanced a scientific – not supernatural – understanding of astronomical events such as eclipses. His satirical...