Learning from the challenges and reflections of Saint Ignatius. Introduction Making and breaking New Year’s resolutions is...
Religion
The sun loomed large in ancient Maya conceptions of the world. By Elizabeth Svoboda At the ancient...
This home cook uses food to blend both of her two rich cultural backgrounds. By Francesca Dabecco...
The Bohemian Reformation had been underway since c.1380 but became more radicalized after 1416. Introduction The Hussite Wars (1419...
Celtic religion in Gaul changed from natural religion at the period of conquest by Caesar to civic...
Luther objected to this practice in sermons prior to 1517. Introduction The medieval indulgence was a writ...
Issues of fertility in the Roman world are well documented. By Jordan Reece Tayeh Introduction Divinity has...
Tales concerning Baal date back to the mid-14th and late 13th centuries BCE in written form. Introduction...
Saint Valentine is commemorated in the Anglican Communion and the Lutheran Churches on February 14. Introduction Saint...
The biblical story of the Israelites’ exodus from Egypt is also a historical tale of reparations after...
Myth can be told with the intent of being allegorical, symbolic, rational, romantic, theoretical, or analytical. By...
Philip Melanchthon did not accept church doctrine or policy unquestioningly. Introduction Philip Melanchthon (l. 1497-1560) was a German...
The Solomonic succession has remained in the Ethiopian cultural landscape for centuries. Introduction The Solomonic Dynasty ruled...
Christianity followed an old pattern when it developed its own rules of behavior for “the Christian life.”...
Already in 1st-century CE Rome there was a Christian community. Introduction The central figure of the medieval...
Rights are falling prey to the legal engine behind the Christian Right agenda. As the Supreme Court...
The Carolingian kings and emperors dominated the politics but faced constant challenges to their rule. Introduction The Carolingian...
The Alliance Defending Freedom has been laying the groundwork to end legal abortion for years. But that’s...
The Chronicle of Widukind, from around 970, relates how Harald ordered the rejection of the old gods....
There is a “growing trend of religious extremists forging cross-border alliances”. An investigation by the media outlet openDemocracy revealed Friday...
The Supreme Court ruled that states can be forced to fund religious education using taxpayer dollars. Last...
The Bohemian Church had been established by the Eastern Orthodox Church, not the Church of Rome. Introduction...
In areas without access to public schools, Maine allows students to attend other public or private schools...
The Protestant Reformation completely changed the European cultural, religious, social, and political landscape. Introduction The Protestant Reformation (1517-1648) refers...
Religious conversion is fundamental to these politics of “freedom” and “choice.” At one recent school board meeting in suburban...
How ancient Mesopotamians fought their greatest fears. By Dr. Jeffrey SpierSenior Curator of AntiquitiesJ. Paul Getty Museum...
The origins of Judaism lie in the Bronze Age, specifically evolving out of Ancient Canaanite polytheism. Introduction...
Humanism involved study of classical antiquity that spread across Western Europe in the 14th, 15th, and 16th...
Americans are getting more comfortable with new forms of spirituality, but their views of atheists are still...
Their views on religion are not as strident as many believe them to be. Introduction Distrust of...