A Christian empire that inherited classical learning, Byzantium preserved pagan texts via schools, new script, scholia, and ...
Across Europe, many medieval churches stand on land that was considered sacred long before Christianity arrived. At first ...
The West once was pagan and then became Christian; historically, it is the pagan-Christian West. Today, in contrast, it has become the Christian-pagan West. No century was ever more misjudged than the ...
Researchers have identified what is believed to be the world's earliest surviving Christian inscription, shedding light on an ancient sect that followed the teachings of a second-century philosopher ...
(RNS) — The Rev. Ethan Stark and the Rev. Andy Behrendt hosted “A Pagan and a Pastor: A Necessary Conversation” to address some frequently asked questions about their faiths and misperceptions each ...
Last Tuesday, author and witch J. Allen Cross tweeted out some advice for white people who want more BIPOC speaking and teaching at their “magical witchy” conferences. One of his pieces of advice was, ...
Friday, June 21 will be the summer solstice, the longest day of the year. And for one religious group it's a time to celebrate the Oak King falling to the Holly King. We take a look at the often ...
Preaching to academics is not always an easy job for any homilist or evangelist and I speak from personal experience here. In Chapter 17 of the Acts of the Apostles we read the account of St. Paul ...
Archaeologists in Central Europe recently uncovered an ancient grave – reopened not by modern looters, but by medieval Poles over 1,000 years ago. The excavation took place at the Nowy Chorów cemetery ...
Last year, Cadbury's and the National Trust found themselves in hot water after accusations that they removed the word "Easter" from their annual egg hunt. Easter: why do we celebrate with eggs and ...
Honorary professor, College of Arts, Social Sciences, La Trobe University Teaching any sort of academic program with religious content can be a tricky undertaking. Religious passions, whether pro or ...