• Religion

    Fascism

    How Walter Benjamin’s Iconic Antifascist Essay Escaped Europe

    Ed Simon on the Enduring Political Relevance of Benjamin’s “Theses on the Philosophy of History”

     
    By Ed Simon  December 13, 2024
    Religion

    Gospel of the Many Selves: Jessie Van Eerden on Searching for Home and Herself

    By Jessie Van Eerden  November 20, 2024
    Ethics

    Deadly Sins and Heavenly Virtues: On the Timeless Duality of Being Human

    By Ed Simon  November 15, 2024
    Sports

    Nazem Kadri on Becoming a Brown Muslim Hockey Star in a Very White Sport

    By Nazem Kadri  October 28, 2024
    Mythology

    Translating the Ancient Language of The Vetala Tales

    By Douglas J. Penick  October 7, 2024
    Palestine

    On the Dangerous Weaponization of Antisemitism Against Pro-Palestine Protests

    By Enzo Traverso  October 4, 2024
    Book Marks: What the Critics Are Saying
    Antiquities

    How Evangelical Christians Seek to Influence American Politics Through… Bible Museums?

    By Roberta Mazza  September 27, 2024
    Book Bans

    Censorship Through Centuries: On the Long Fight for Queer Liberation

    By Rebecca L. Davis  September 9, 2024
    On Translation

    How Arabic Translations of Ancient Greek Texts Started a New Scientific Revolution

    By Josephine Quinn  September 4, 2024
    Underreported

    Texas public school students could soon be tested on the Bible.

    By Brittany Allen  November 20, 2024
    Aliens?

    Aliens, or Angels? On the Similarities Between UFO Encounters and Religious Experiences

    By Luis Elizondo  August 20, 2024
    True Crime

    An Indian Journalist on the Hit List: Investigating the Shocking Assassination of Gauri Lankesh

    By Rollo Romig  August 9, 2024
    Christianity

    Jesus Freaks: On the Free Spirited Evangelicals of the 1970s and 80s

    By Eliza Griswold  August 8, 2024
    Creation Myths

    Shalom Auslander on the First Story He Was Ever Told

    “The first part of You Suck is known as The Old Testament.”

    By Shalom Auslander  July 23, 2024
    Sectarianism

    From Dream to Nightmare: On the Deadly Manifestations of Religious Hatred in India

    By Zara Chowdhary  July 22, 2024
    History of Science

    How Did Phrenology Get So Popular in Victorian Society?

    By Michael Taylor  July 17, 2024
    The Hub

    So long, #SmutWeek. Time to celebrate pious fiction with #NunDay.

    By Brittany Allen  July 8, 2024
    History of Science

    How Charles Darwin Became a 19th-Century Scientific Rock Star

    Howard Markel on the Debate That Forever Transformed Our Understanding of the Natural World

    By Howard Markel  June 25, 2024
    Spirituality

    How a Young Harriet Tubman Found Solace in Syncretic Religion

    By Tiya Miles  June 18, 2024
    Spirituality

    Finding What Works: Alex DiFrancesco on Transness and Spirituality

    By Alex DiFrancesco  June 18, 2024
    American Politics

    “Historical Fanfiction.” The Deceptive, Dangerous Simplicity of Originalism in American Politics

    By Madiba K. Dennie  June 13, 2024
    Astrology

    How Astrology Helped Kings and Commoners Alike Make Sense of the World

    Tabitha Stanmore on the Centuries-Old Tradition of Looking to the Stars For Answers

    By Tabitha Stanmore  June 4, 2024
    Harlem Renaissance

    Respectability Be Damned: How the Harlem Renaissance Paved the Way for Art by Black Nonbelievers

    By Anthony B. Pinn  May 24, 2024
    Free Speech

    PEN President Jennifer Finney Boylan Announces Plans to Review PEN’s Work Going Back a Decade

    By Literary Hub  April 18, 2024
    Medieval History

    How the Massacre of Beziers Marked the Beginning of Centuries of Violence in Europe

    By T. D. Allman  August 28, 2024
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