Christianity is often viewed as an alternative to Roman religion. But in many ways, Christianity was an expression of Roman ...

The Rev. David Peck is an Episcopal priest in the heartland of Pennsylvania, a swing state at the center of the tense ...

Americans might be puzzled as to why an autocratic strongman holds such appeal with voters. But it’s a story India has seen a ...

Canoeing is a beautiful and reflective pastime. It allows one to forget human concerns and focus on nature: Sunlight shining on water dripping off a paddle; the river gurgling and singing as it ...

An American student analysing publicly available data found a sprawling Mayan city with thousands of undiscovered structures, including pyramids, under a Mexican forest. The data came from laser scans ...

More than a decade ago, archaeologists began to excavate one of the world’s oldest Christian churches in the middle of a ...

The late István Mészáros analyzes political theories from the ancient Greek philosophers forward in Beyond Leviathan: ...

Scholars have identified interesting parallels between the military alliances of NATO and the ancient Athenian-led Delian League.

It’s aimed at helping people take a deep breath — literally — and apply ancient techniques of prayer ... This doesn’t mean giving up one’s firm political convictions.

It’s aimed at helping people take a deep breath — literally — and apply ancient techniques of prayer ... This doesn’t mean giving up one’s firm political convictions.