How the visual representations of maternal Mary serve as a powerful guide to understanding her central role...
Religion
The field of ‘monster studies’ looks at how texts reflect ideas about what’s evil, weird, or scary....
Enormous, scaly, fire-breathing dragons have fascinated civilizations for centuries. Introduction The premiere of HBO’s prequel to “Game...
Self-discipline, abstinence, and private retreat in some form are parts of many religious practices. Introduction Asceticism is...
The need to preserve the body and provide for daily needs in the afterlife was essential. Introduction...
“A garden enclosed is my sister, my spouse; a garden enclosed, a fountain sealed up.” Introduction Hortus...
Western Europe had seen many bloody conflicts between Catholics and non-Catholics, or Protestants. Massachusetts Overview The Arbella was one...
A focus on culture wars now defines the Republican Party. Look at these quotes with alarm. “We need...
The colonists left a European society in which church and state were closely interconnected. Introduction On September...
Churches should hold their publicly abusive congregants to standards of baseline moral seriousness. By David Dark “He...
The idea that the United States has always been a bastion of religious freedom is utterly at...
These nominal Christians become hyper-individualistic, cynical, and distrustful of others. By Daniel K. Williams happens to American...
The invention of moveable face type and the press meant that books could now be printed in...
Churches throughout the world began to address their failures to stand against Nazis after 1945. Introduction Churches...
Forty lawmakers are calling on the IRS and the Treasury to investigate the protections the Family Research...
The Nazis put forth their own supraconfessional variety of Christianity which they labelled ‘positive Christianity’. John Keegan...
Distrust of government blended with strains of Christian fundamentalism produces a violent form of Christian nationalism. Introduction...
Catholic and non-denominational mean different things, but both refer to a religious community that is not associated...
They absorbed the view that the act of sexual intercourse, although necessary, was nevertheless was a shameful...
A fetus is not considered a person under Jewish law and does not have the same rights...
A Florida synagogue has also filed a lawsuit challenging the abortion law. Clergy members of five religions...
The canon law of the Catholic Church has all the ordinary elements of a mature legal system:...
They believed that an ongoing cycle of decay, death, and rebirth was what provided for the eternal...
Votive offerings have been a vibrant part of global devotional practice from the ancient world to the...
Christianity first spread in the predominantly Greek-speaking eastern half of the Roman Empire. Introduction The History of the...
Many religions have been used to prop up nationalism, and Catholicism is no exception. Introduction Ever since...
The Bohemian Reformation had been underway since c.1380 but became more radicalized after 1416. Introduction The Hussite Wars (1419...
In Madison’s view, religious differences made it harder to run a government for the common good. Introduction...
Considering the relationship between communication, reputation, and survival after death. This article, “Pajamas from Spirit Land”: Searching...
Christianity merged the beliefs of ancient Judaism with elements from the dominant culture of the Roman Empire....