Erich von Däniken, who has died aged 90, was among the first writers to suggest that human civilisation, and even human ...

From the beginning of humankind, pain has been part of the human experience, making it a central theme in the Bible. The ...

The Christian apocrypha, texts not included in the Bible, include stories of Jesus’ female followers – including St. Thecla.

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. Dan McClellan has spent much of his life learning—and relearning—what the Bible and ...

As Wolfe writes, Kesey’s early parties eventually morphed into free-form events open to the public, featuring an immersive ...

Mel Curth, the University of Oklahoma graduate teaching assistant who became embroiled in national controversy after she gave ...

Susan Chatzky, the wife of a Democratic House candidate, made a series of inflammatory Facebook posts over the course of ...

She was there when Jesus was crucified, yet no one knows much about her. That might be why scholars just can’t quit chasing down the truth about Mary Magdalene. The Penitent Magdalene by Guido Reni.

Richard Mouw once compared Christian denominations and traditions to monastic orders, each devotee taking a vow to emphasize ...

MK Yair Lapid says his party was wrongly branded as left-wing by its opponents and lays out a list of the party's right-wing ...

Hollywood royalty Kiefer Sutherland follows father Donald's footsteps with iconic roles in "Stand By Me," "24," and ...

As a young man, Goethe visited Jewish schools in Frankfurt, and even attended a circumcision and a Jewish wedding ...