Dogs appeared several times during testimonies typically because an accused witch was believed to have had a dog who would do her bidding, or because the devil appeared in the form of a dog.
Academic rigour, journalistic flair
Articles on Religion and society
Displaying 1 - 20 of 1048 articles
Women’s formal involvement in bishops’ synods has grown slowly over the decades. Even when they were excluded, Catholic women found ways to learn about proceedings – and weigh in, often critically.
Early Christian texts reveal how the birth of Christ reflected ideas of the day − in some illustrations, midwives helped the Virgin Mary give birth.
Many US states and cities have renamed Columbus Day as Indigenous Peoples Day. But wrestling over the explorer’s legacy has a longer – and even more fraught – history in Latin America.
Once a source of unity, anguish over the hostages is now one more source of sharp divides in Israeli politics.
Your identity is not the result of a single decision, but rather the confluence of several factors.
Ninety years ago, Greenberg had a momentous decision to make: Should he play baseball on Yom Kippur?
Historically, Black Pentecostal-charismatic churches have not put an emphasis on political issues. That may be changing, a scholar of Black Christianity explains.
Nice Jewish men wanting to date non-Jewish women has been a trope of US stage and screen for 100 years.
Ancient Maya peoples knew that human beings are not independent from nature but part of it.
The Requerimiento, a 16th-century document, sheds light on the deeper ideas and laws that the Spanish used to take over the New World.
The Taliban have enacted laws that violate human rights since they returned to power. But a new edict goes further.
Ancient Indian texts describe in detail which flowers are favored by which gods and the elaborate rituals around how to offer them.
New developments, including the increasing diversity of faith communities and the advent of worship through streamed services, have rendered the IRS definition of a church outdated.
Conversations on religious freedom are key to democracy, but they are missing from the discourse this election year, writes a scholar who studies the role of religion in politics.
As one of the last large, influential organizations outside the government, the church is being targeted in Daniel Ortega’s ongoing crackdown.
The game allows players to free Sun Wukong, the monkey protagonist from the popular 16th century novel ‘Journey to the West,’ and introduces players to the complexity of Chinese religion.
Ahead of the Jewish High Holidays, repentance and forgiveness are on many people’s minds. But self-forgiveness is important for personal growth, too.
The settler movement has unprecedented power in Israel today − the result of a decades-long push to mainstream its views and leaders.
Alcohol is a window into American history, from 17th-century rum production to young people’s declining interest in drinking today.
Job Board
-
Resource Development Lead
-
Integrated Management of Invasive Pampas Grass for Enhanced Land Rehabilitation
-
Economics Editor
-
Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Indigenous Strategy and Services)
-
Chief People & Culture Officer
Top contributors
-
Professor Emerita of Religious Studies, College of the Holy Cross
-
Joseph Panzer Chair in Education and Research Professor of Law, University of Dayton
-
Associate Professor of Women and Gender Studies & Jewish Studies, University of Colorado Boulder
-
Associate Professor of Religious Studies and Jewish Studies, University of Colorado Boulder
-
Professor of Classical Studies, Brandeis University
-
Professor of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, Oregon State University
-
Professor of Religious Studies, College of the Holy Cross
-
Distinguished Professor of Political Science and the Tagore Chair in Indian Cultures and Civilizations, Indiana University
-
Professor of Public Theology and Director of The Bernardin Center, Catholic Theological Union
-
University Professor and Joseph H. & Belle R. Braun Professor of American Jewish History, Brandeis University
-
Affliated Scholar at the Women's Studies Research Center, Brandeis University
-
Research Fellow, Center for Philosophy and History of Science, Boston University
-
Associate Professor of Religious Studies, University of Tennessee
-
Assistant Professor of Political Science, Eastern Illinois University
-
Professor of Law, Director of the Center for Religion, Law & Democracy, Willamette University
