Debunking some long-held false notions of the holiday. #1 Myth Retailers Have Ruined Christmas By Commercializing It...
What does the Bible say about how we are to treat refugees, immigrants and foreigners? It’s pretty...
Several of Santa’s modern features, such as his generosity, miracle-working, and focus on morality (being ‘naughty or nice’), were part of his image from the very...
Behind today’s mythical Santa Claus from the North Pole, is a real saint – St. Nicholas. How he came to be today’s gift-giving...
Alena Kuzmina/Shutterstock.com Christmas tends to assume a strong sense of its own significance in times of protracted conflict....
How did a religious celebration turn into a holiday that is all about home, family, and Christmas...
In the Netherlands, the tradition goes that Sinterklaas lives in Madrid, wears a red clerical robe and...
Around 1 in 8 Americans was poor in 2017. That doesn’t compare well to other developed nations. On Sept. 12, the...
Virgin birth was not a new story in the ancient world. At the centre of the annual...
Christmas trees are fairly moden, but parts of the traditional Christmas pre-date Jesus. By Dr. Peter GlavesEnterprise FellowNorthumbria University, Newcastle Every year,...
Nearly two centuries before Rep.-elect Ayanna Pressley became Massachusetts’ first black woman elected to the U.S Congress...
Woking Convict Invalid Prison: a woman prisoner in solitary confinement / Wellcome Collection, Creative Commons Prison officers...
Thousands of images from the Pierre de Gigord Collection are now accessible online. By Isotta PoggiAcquisitions and...
The region had been freed from lingering influences of the Byzantine empire and was left to develop...
Academics and international donors alike have only recently considered targeted political violence as an integral part of...
The origins of the theory are rooted in the medieval idea that God had bestowed earthly power...
The idea of the sacred nature of political power in the medieval world. By Dr. Lorena StuparuInstitute...
Wilbur Wright, American pioneer in aviation, and Paul Zens, famous French flier, preparing for two man flight...
Fire in the sky has always exerted a powerful hold on our imagination, even as early scientists...
Science and religion are diametrically opposed at their deepest philosophical levels. It appears to be a widely...
There were two ancient Near-Eastern customs that contributed to the development of Christian monasticism. One must remember...
During the first half of the sixth century, the Church had to face the difficulty of preserving...
Examining the kingship of Herod the Great in Judea and his enrollment of Greco-Roman architecture and culture...
An overview of Zoroastrianism, a religion that influenced Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. A precursor for Christianity? The Zoroastrian faith...
Antisemitic incidents are on the rise across the globe. To understand this modern hatred we need to look into the past and understand its origins. Antisemitism...
“Anthony: What Is the Point of All This? The Devil: There Is No Point!”, by Odilon Redon...
Tympanum depicting the “Last Judgment” from the Saint-Lazare Cathedral, Autun, France. c. 1120-1130 or c. 1130-1145. Base...
Here are five things to know about this groundbreaking, tragic figure. You probably haven’t heard of Émilie du...
Criticism of the monarchy in the press was suppressed during this period. By Jennifer Hight Introduction The...
The late Qing (Manchu) dynasty to the fall of Imperial China. Mongolian Interlude By the mid-thirteenth century,...