William Tyndale / Wikimedia Commons By Dr. David Lyle Jeffrey / 10.14.2017 Distinguished Professor of Literature and...
Religion
Peter Harrison reviews Rob Iliffe’s Priest of Nature: The Religious Worlds of Isaac Newton. By Dr. Peter Harrison...
An exorcism being performed in Fafe, Portugal. Jose Manuel Ribeiro/Reuters The belief in demonic possession – often thought to be...
We need to move beyond assumptions that religion is simply about dogmatism. Daniel Montemayor We need to move...
The Great Mosque of Córdoba turned church after the Reconquista / Photo by Berthold Werner, Wikimedia Commons Was it a...
The Hindu god Ganesha. Anant Nath Sharma, CC BY-NC-ND Offering food to deities in Hinduism has deep religious significance. And most Hindu deities are not served...
A woman holds Pope Francis’ head during his meeting with representatives of indigenous peoples at the Vatican...
President Donald Trump with televangelist Rev. Pat Robertson. AP Photo/Steve Helber In recent years, Christian television has moved into news...
A choir sings traditional gospel music. Staff Sgt. Bernardo Fuller For the enslaved Africans, music – rhythm in particular – became a tool of communication about their...
Illustration of ritualised human sacrifice in traditional Hawaiian culture, as documented by the French explorer and artists...
Benedictine Abbey of Saint John / Photo by Wladyslaw, Wikimedia Commons The history of the Christian churches as...
Caravaggio’s 1595 masterpiece Bacchus. Wikimedia Commons Wine, more than other beverage, is intimately connected to celebration and worship. By...
Only by dint of repeated manipulations will we gradually come to glimpse the richness of the polytheistic...
Centre for the Study for Christianity and Culture, University of York., Author provided New archaeological research on Glastonbury Abbey...
The Homeric Multitext, Creative Commons By Dr. Margaret Alexiou George Seferis Professor of Modern Greek Studies Professor...
The abyss of hell. Sandro Botticelli The meaning of hell might have changed over the centuries, but for...
Plaque with a Priest from the Oxus Treasure, 500–330 B.C., Achaemenid. Gold, 5 7/8 x 2 15/16...
By Dr. Mark D. Smith / 03.25.2018 Professor of History The College of Idaho Pontius Pilate, and...
Medieval Persian manuscript depicting Muhammad leading Abraham, Moses and Jesus in prayer / From The Middle Ages. An...
Orphic Prayer Sheet, 350–300 B.C., Greek. Gold, 1 7/16 x 7/8 in. The J. Paul Getty Museum,...
By Erin Branham / 10.07.2012 Education Specialist for Family Programs Getty Villa I’m a fan of religion. That sounds glib,...
A review of Theodore Vial’s Modern Religion, Modern Race By Dr. Ruth Jackson / 03.16.2018 Research Fellow Sidney Sussex...
Memories of the largest lava flood in the history of Iceland, recorded in an apocalyptic medieval poem,...
Photo by David Evers, Flickr, Creative Commons Like academic philosophy itself, the idea that philosophy and religion...
In 1960, Billy Graham met with Maasai people while preaching throughout Africa. / James Burke, Getty Images...
A review of David Shyovitz’s A Remembrance of His Wonders By Dr. Dana Fishkin / 03.02.2018 Assistant Professor of...
Padma Angdu was anointed as a Tibetan Buddhist rinpoche, or enlightened being, in 2010. He was 6 years old at...
Mahesh Yogi (seated in front) gained a following in the United States with musicians and artists, including...
Its recent decline has prompted pushback around the nation. By Paul Massari / 02.23.2018 Associate Director for...
Jews in the Syngagoue by Rembrandt / Wikimedia Commons By Dr. Lars Fischer / 10.27.2017 Honorary Research...