Loki is referred to in 13th-century Scandinavian poems and folklore. Introduction Loki is a god in Norse...
Religion
Explore religious traditions across cultures and centuries, following how communities encountered the sacred and connected human life to powers beyond the visible world. These histories also examine how religion shaped political authority, cultural identity, art, and social change.
The dangers posed by today’s Christian nationalists are all too real. On August 26th, during the Republican...
The Catholic charismatic movement in the United States began during the 1960s, encompassing various forms of Pentecostalism....
The Great Awakening swept the English-speaking world, as religious energy vibrated between the U.K. and the American...
By claiming monarchs answered only to God, divine-right theory turned political obedience into religious duty until revolution...
Christianity had developed as a religious idea in Roman Palestine and slowly spread throughout the Empire. By...
It’s easy to see why the hemorrhage away from the churches has increased so markedly in recent...
Condemnation of satirists has often taken the form of censorship, public humiliation, imprisonment, and even death. Satire...
From ancient world to the crusades of the medieval period to today, people have sought ways to...
The news is relentlessly dreadful for organized religions, with few if any crumbs of comfort. This Pew...
Originally, the Cybelean cult was brought to Rome during the time of the Second Punic War (218...
In Athens, the cult of Athena Polias was the most important religious faction. Much like the Vestal...
Attacks on a candidate’s religious beliefs and affiliations have a long history in America. Teddy Roosevelt knew...
American leaders have often yielded to despair and lamented “the end” – as far back as the...
Greek sanctuaries were perennially lively venues, each with their idiosyncratic myths and rites. Introduction For the ancient...
During the sede vacante in 1241, Frederick II blocked the arrival of some cardinal electors known to...
It is taking on the power of a new religion that’s dividing churches. By Katelyn Beaty It’s...
Natural events and pandemics contributed to the hysteria surrounding the witch trials of the 16th through 18th...
This hoax has resulted in the arrest and killing of Jews throughout history. Introduction Blood libel or...
Beliefs about human-nature relationships, religious cosmologies and perceptions of climate change are a set of interrelated concepts....
People had become less and less likely to lend much credibility to witness testimony. One lazy afternoon...
Thomas Cromwell’s Machiavellian maneuvering influenced his own depiction on the front of The Great Bible. Introduction The...
Exploring the influence of the Roman Catholic Church in Europe during the High Middle Ages, from about...
Historical amnesia and everyday privilege are what make it seem to some Christians that end prophecies are...
The term is often used in a generic sense to refer to any end of the world...
Exploring how the Islamic faith quickly spread throughout Arabia and beyond. Introduction Muhammad was born around 570...
Saints were sometimes associated with protecting animals, particularly in magical texts or ‘charms’. St Francis of Assisi...
The earliest account of demon sex in Jewish and Christian traditions comes from the Book of Genesis....
This movement led to the start of many new Christian churches that broke away from the Catholic...
The Church had a close relationship with the English state throughout the Middle Ages. Introduction Medieval Religion...