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How Did Phrenology Get So Popular in Victorian Society?

How Did Phrenology Get So Popular in Victorian Society?

Michael Taylor on the Known and Anonymous Scientific Radicals of 19th Century Britain

By Michael Taylor | July 17, 2024

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

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

By Brittany Allen | July 8, 2024

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

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

How a Young Harriet Tubman Found Solace in Syncretic Religion

How a Young Harriet Tubman Found Solace in Syncretic Religion

Tiya Miles on the Famed Abolitionist’s Early Spiritual Education

By Tiya Miles | June 18, 2024

Finding What Works: Alex DiFrancesco on Transness and Spirituality

Finding What Works: Alex DiFrancesco on Transness and Spirituality

“I wanted something that I could claim as my own, something steeped in who I was as a person.”

By Alex DiFrancesco | June 18, 2024

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

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

Madiba K. Dennie on the Antiquated Conservatism Underpinning the United States’ Highest Courts of Law

By Madiba K. Dennie | June 13, 2024

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Jesus Had Needs, Too: On the Sacred Blasphemy of <em>The Last Temptation of Christ</em>

Jesus Had Needs, Too: On the Sacred Blasphemy of The Last Temptation of Christ

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Sacrifice and Obedience: Marilynne Robinson on the Timeless Tale of Abraham and Isaac

Sacrifice and Obedience: Marilynne Robinson on the Timeless Tale of Abraham and Isaac

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What American Divorces Tell Us About American Marriages

What American Divorces Tell Us About American Marriages

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UFO, or Unidentified Female Observer: Kirsten Bakis on the Undersung Life of Anna Fort

UFO, or Unidentified Female Observer: Kirsten Bakis on the Undersung Life of Anna Fort

The Author of "King Nyx" on the Paranormalist Charles Fort, Theodore Dreiser, and Dismissing Women's Intellects

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The Complicated—Yet Inspiring!—History of Spiritualism in America

The Complicated—Yet Inspiring!—History of Spiritualism in America

S.E. Porter on the 19th-Century Movement and Its Righteous Yet Flawed Fight For Justice

By S. E. Porter | February 16, 2024

No Safe Place to Grieve: The Trauma of Muslim Americans Living Under Surveillance

No Safe Place to Grieve: The Trauma of Muslim Americans Living Under Surveillance

Aisha Abdel Gawad on the Danger of Talking Openly About Palestinian Pain

By Aisha Abdel Gawad | January 29, 2024

Fire, Earth, Spring: Unity and Resistance in the Lands of SWANA

Fire, Earth, Spring: Unity and Resistance in the Lands of SWANA

Sahar Delijani on the Legacies of the Arab Spring

By Sahar Delijani | January 23, 2024

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