How a Rare and Ancient Manuscript Moved Me to Write a Novel

How a Rare and Ancient Manuscript Moved Me to Write a Novel

Natalka Burian on the Allure of the Voynich Manuscript

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Scenes from a Yazidi Refugee Camp, Circa 2016

Scenes from a Yazidi Refugee Camp, Circa 2016

It is a vision of hell."">Christina Lamb: "Everything seems to stop and spin.
It is a vision of hell."

By Christina Lamb | October 9, 2020

How a Scrap of Papyrus Launched a Reconsideration of Early Christianity

How a Scrap of Papyrus Launched a Reconsideration of Early Christianity

Ariel Sabar on Jesus and His Wife

By Ariel Sabar | October 6, 2020

Navigating Literary Censorship—and Worse—in Iran

Navigating Literary Censorship—and Worse—in Iran

Amir Ahmadi Arian on Creative Freedom and Sitting at the "Gate of Law"

By Amir Ahmadi Arian | September 28, 2020

Why Did Renaissance Europeans See Merpeople Everywhere?

Why Did Renaissance Europeans See Merpeople Everywhere?

Vaughn Scribner on Made-Up Monsters in the
Age of Imperial Conquest

By Vaughn Scribner | September 28, 2020

Fornicating and Fighting: A Brief History of the Ancient Cult of Aphrodite

Fornicating and Fighting: A Brief History of the Ancient Cult of Aphrodite

Bettany Hughes on Cyprus, Crossroads of Divinity

By Bettany Hughes | September 24, 2020

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The Bible Is Far More Interesting to Read as a Literary Text Than a Literal One

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Tara Isabella Burton: We're Not As Secular As We Think

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In Conversation with Maris Kreizman on The Maris Review Podcast

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How Far Has America's Christianized Dystopia Strayed From Christ?

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Lori Lansens on the Hypocrisies of Religious Nationalism

By Lori Lansens | August 18, 2020

On Rethinking the Relationship Between Religion and Politics in 21st-Century America

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John Compton on the New Books Network Podcast

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The Trap of Pursuing Well-Being... And the Billion-Dollar Industry Behind It

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Gelong Thubten on Escaping "the Cultural Disease of Our Times"

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