Religion – Brewminate: A Bold Blend of News and Ideas https://brewminate.com Sun, 07 Dec 2025 18:31:39 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9 https://brewminate.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/cropped-BrewBLogo01-32x32.jpg Religion – Brewminate: A Bold Blend of News and Ideas https://brewminate.com 32 32 Skal!: Ten Facts about Medieval Norse Mythology https://brewminate.com/skal-ten-facts-about-medieval-norse-mythology/ Sun, 07 Dec 2025 18:31:35 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=168470 The Norse belief system was as integral a part of the people’s lives as that of any other

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What We Can Learn from the Buddhist Concept of Loving-Kindness https://brewminate.com/what-we-can-learn-from-the-buddhist-concept-of-loving-kindness/ Fri, 21 Nov 2025 17:51:33 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=167631 Examining the religion’s idea of compassion and the diverse ways to think about and express kindness. Introduction As

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Buddha and Mind: How a Religious Practice Fascinated Neuroscientists https://brewminate.com/buddha-and-mind-how-a-religious-practice-fascinated-neuroscientists/ Sat, 15 Nov 2025 17:00:35 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=167758 A neuroscientist spent a decade studying practitioners of tummo and other meditation techniques. Introduction In 1981, a team

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Vedas and More: A History of Sacred Texts in Hinduism https://brewminate.com/vedas-and-more-a-history-of-sacred-texts-in-hinduism/ Fri, 15 Aug 2025 20:15:18 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=135524 Discussing the distinctive nature of Hinduism and its sacred texts, drawing on the Vedas and epic compositions. Introduction

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An Old Approach to a New Year’s Resolution with St. Ignatius in the 16th Century https://brewminate.com/an-old-approach-to-a-new-years-resolution-with-st-ignatius-in-the-16th-century/ Fri, 30 Dec 2022 15:18:14 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=144730 Learning from the challenges and reflections of Saint Ignatius. Introduction Making and breaking New Year’s resolutions is a

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Winter Solstice Celebrations of the Ancient Maya https://brewminate.com/winter-solstice-celebrations-of-the-ancient-maya/ Fri, 23 Dec 2022 15:01:48 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=113411 The sun loomed large in ancient Maya conceptions of the world. By Elizabeth Svoboda At the ancient Maya-Toltec

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Holiday Rituals in a Multiethnic World https://brewminate.com/holiday-rituals-in-a-multiethnic-world/ Fri, 23 Dec 2022 15:01:35 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=113499 This home cook uses food to blend both of her two rich cultural backgrounds. By Francesca Dabecco holiday

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Catholics and the Reformation: The Hussite Wars in Medieval Bohemia https://brewminate.com/catholics-and-the-reformation-the-hussite-wars-in-medieval-bohemia/ Wed, 03 Aug 2022 14:03:40 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=168238 The Bohemian Reformation had been underway since c.1380 but became more radicalized after 1416. Introduction The Hussite Wars (1419 to

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Celts and Romans: The Transformation from Natural to Civil Religion https://brewminate.com/celts-and-romans-the-transformation-from-natural-to-civil-religion/ Fri, 03 Jun 2022 14:01:00 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=143184 Celtic religion in Gaul changed from natural religion at the period of conquest by Caesar to civic religion

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The Protestant Reformation: Martin Luther and Medieval Indulgences https://brewminate.com/the-protestant-reformation-martin-luther-and-medieval-indulgences/ Fri, 03 Jun 2022 14:00:23 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=168165 Luther objected to this practice in sermons prior to 1517. Introduction The medieval indulgence was a writ offered

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