In 14th-century London, Church leaders discovered how to make a tidy income from sex workers. By Dr....
Religion
Fresco in the Pellegrinaioof the hospital of Santa Maria della Scala, Siena, Domenico, di Bartolo / Wellcome Collection,...
Quranic script from the 8th or 9th century. Courtesy Wikipedia Al-Farabi drew on a rich variety of Hellenic...
Young Jews praying at the Kotel, the Western Wall, in Jerusalem (Image © Bigstock/kirill4mula) There are approximately 175,000...
Puerto Rico: Capilla del Cristo Old San Juan / Wikimedia Commons Taking a look at the long...
Crispin van de Passe’s perfect elephant as featured in his ‘t Light der teken en schilderkonst (1643) / Internet...
With moralistic gods watching, it’s easier to be fair and cooperative. Olivier, CC BY-NC-ND For human groups to grow from small,...
Craig Cloutier/Flickr/Creative Commons By Dr. Stephen Law / 12.15.2015 Philosopher and Author Centre for Inquiry Human beings...
‘Jews Praying in the Synagogue on Yom Kippur,’ by Maurycy Gottlieb, 1878 In the 1870s European Judaism...
Hutterite family 1588 Anabaptists constituted one of the most persecuted and most mobile religious populations of the...
During the medieval period the Muslim community was rather tolerating and accepting in this regard. By Muzaffar...
Modern reconstruction of what the Second Temple would have looked like after its renovation during the reign of Herod I...
We speak of Greek religions or “cults” in the plural, though most of them shared similarities. Curated/Reviewed by...
The limestone Pyramidion of Ramose, from the top of the tomb of the ‘Necropolis Scribe’. Scenes on all four...
Despite the extensive study of Moche iconography, the motivations behind the practice remain poorly understood By Christina Taggart...
Mosaic of the vault of the chapel of San Zeno (IX century) / Photo by Livioandronico2013, Wikimedia...
Decimation (William Hogarth) in Beaver’s Roman Military Punishments / Metropolitan Museum of Art, Wikimedia Commons The ancient Romans interpreted...
The power of the presidency isn’t the only way Christian nationalism is advancing its agenda in America today....
Examining the important role of music in ancient Greek cult practices. By Dr. Jana Kubatzki Research Associate in...
This article analyses the role of religion and moral values in the framework of Russian policies, the...
Altarpiece at Tallinna Niguliste, Estonia The Reformation, imported from Germany, reached Livonia fairly quickly. The key themes in...
Miracle of the Cross at the Bridge of San Lorenzo, by Gentile Bellini (1500) / Gallerie dell’Accademia, Wikimedia Commons...
Ashers bakery owners outside the UK Supreme Court. Photo: Victoria Jones/PA Wire/PA Images. In UK and US...
Saint Matthew’s Catholic Church in Mobile, Alabama / Photo by Altairisfar, Wikimedia Commons The Catholic Church in...
A bishop granting indulgences in a fresco by Lorenzo Lotto, c. 1524 (Wikimedia Commons) To understand the...
The Sebasteion, excavated in 1979-81, was a grandiose temple complex dedicated to Aphrodite and the Julio-Claudian emperors...
Saint-Sulpice church, the romanesque portal, 12th-c., at Marignac, Charente-Maritime, France / Photo by Jebulon, Wikimedia Commons The...
There were alternate systems of belief for those dissatisfied with the chaotic traditional religious forms. By Dr....
Acequía del Camino Inca entrada a la Huaca de los Monos / Photo by Johnattan Rupire, Wikimedia...
Portrait of Edgar Quinet by Sebastien-Melchior Cornu / National Portrait Gallery Examining the connections Quinet made between...