Traumatic events can make people question assumptions about their lives, including their spiritual beliefs. By Rev. Dr....
Religion
They wanted to cleanse the body politic of content and behavior deemed offensive and “damaging”. By Dr....
While millenarian prophecy dominated in the 1640s and 1650s, apocalyptic prophecy in general dwindled after the 1660s....
Exploring how Islamic faith and culture influenced West African culture. Introduction During the 7th century, the religion...
The Puritans had little tolerance for those who didn’t conform to their vision of the world. Introduction...
Gnostics promoted concepts of radical dualism that govern the universe. Introduction Gnosticism is the belief that human beings...
Why the biblical reference in Revelation should be considered in its first-century context. By Dr. Eric M....
Buddhism, Shintoism, and Neo-Confucianism and how the Tokugawa state used these religions to their advantage. The Tokugawa...
Scholars have scoured the works of the great playwright for clues about his faith. A scholar of...
Although many modern people tend to see ‘magic’ and ‘religion’ as separate, magic was actually integral to...
Complementarianism became central to evangelical belief in response to the feminist movement of the 1970s. By Dr....
For founding beliefs and principles to give definition to a nation, they may need the power that...
The New England Colonies each insisted their interpretation of Christianity was correct and others were wrong Introduction...
Interpretations of the Bible and practices differed between one settlement or colony and another. Introduction Religion in Colonial...
Christian nationalists are far less likely to be vaccinated than other groups, but some evangelical leaders are...
Christian nationalists inside our government are working quietly – and some loudly – to “take America for...
He saw the history of Christianity as one of development, progress, and gradual change as a modernist...
In the context of theology, the word liberal does not refer to political liberalism, and it should...
The study shows that a decline in religion influences a country’s future economic prosperity. Secularisation may lead...
Church membership has trended consistently downward across all demographics. Congratulations to America for joining the rest of...
Despite opposition from the early church, dance was an integral part of Christian devotion for many centuries...
The religious leaders in Celtic communities were the druids. Introduction In the religion of the ancient Celts...
Besides gods, animals were also important to the Celts and were perhaps themselves regarded as sacred. Introduction...
The rise of a new religion: politics, which attracted its own set of converts during the pandemic....
In 90 CE, a bishop of Rome, Clement (d. 99 CE), claimed that Rome was the city...
The gospels were produced from c.70 CE to perhaps 100 CE. Introduction The New Testament contains four...
The main literary source for Heimdall’s role in Norse mythology as a forefather would be the poem Rigsthula. By Irena...
Looking at how foreigners were treated under the Roman Empire during the time of Jesus. By Rodolfo...
Some evangelical women are beginning to speak out about the limits of complementarian theology. By Yonat ShimronNational...
Evangelical Christian churches say a man’s authority is in God’s plan and women have a duty to...