"Among the most enduring themes in American history is the idea that the United States was founded as a Christian nation. A pervasive narrative in everything from school textbooks to political ...

Introduction : the myth of American religious freedom -- Contested liberties -- A godless government? -- The moral establishment -- The moral purpose of slavery and abolition -- Moral reproduction and ...

As Mojtaba Khamenei assumes power in Iran, the clerical establishment is framing the death of his father, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, as martyrdom for Islam and casting the new supreme leader as heir to ...

The notion that much of the Bible is myth has long been held by some Protestant theologians, including the U.S.’s Paul Tillich and Germany’s Rudolf Bultmann. But this has rarely been stated flatly by ...

This sprawling, immersive account from historian Pearsall (Atlantic Families) explores “the effect of the world on the American Revolution” rather than the “too often” Continue reading » We Mend with ...

You can see it in the news. Rather than hearing about supposedly sophisticated, enlightened people, every day there are stories that seem to have been ripped from history pages about ancient ...

Prior to last month’s solar eclipse, Deepak Sarma, professor in the Department of Religious Studies, described one Hindu myth relating to the eclipse. His article, titled “When Rahu Swallows the Sun: ...

The gods must be crazy—crazy about the oversaturated TV market, that is! Netflix’s Kaos promises a new, modern spin on Greek mythology, which casts buzzy actors like Jeff Goldblum, Billie Piper, and ...