Written with great sensitivity to the “considerable psychological burden that unimaginable loss and the constant threat of ...

So large was the death toll and so great was the danger of contagion that funerary customs were disrupted. People fled cities. All this was true of covid-19. It was also true of the Black Death. As ...

Medieval peasants lived at the bottom of the feudal system, but their diet was more complex than simple starvation. After the Norman Conquest in 1066, game animals belonged to the nobles, forcing ...

Starting at the birthplace of Buddhism, a writer traces how its teachings spread across Asia, transforming the continent ...

Satire is tough to pull off. All satire should be comedic, but that doesn't mean all comedy is satire. We think these are the ...

(RNS) — Why do some homeschoolers describe a move from no regulation to basic safety oversight as ‘unwarranted surveillance’? The answer is rooted in the history of homeschooling in this country.

An artist for four decades, Bahauddeen's work often paid homage to Nigerian religion and to the Black American experience.

Underwater memorial to wrecked slave ship draws pilgrims seeking to connect with their roots - A group of Black divers ...

He has described Christian nationalism as the worship of power instead of Christ, and “a betrayal of Jesus of Nazareth.” The Democratic primary brought 2.3 million voters to the polls—nearly double ...

Infamous cult leaders and their deadly influenceMass suicides linked to doomsday beliefsThe warning behind “Don’t drink the ...