Warrior-monks crusaded for Christianity throughout medieval Europe. Adding to the ongoing mystery surrounding the military order is their enigmatic seal.
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Cinema buildings provide exactly what many faith groups need: space for congregants to take part in communal ritual and worship.
Usually relegated to the sidelines, Mary Magdalene is depicted with passion and power in this painting by a north Italian master.
This 18th-century Tory preacher and Oxford don preached an incendiary political sermon in 1709 and became England’s first celebrity.
With over 80 million believers in 160 countries, the Anglican Communion has been grappling with LGBTQ+ issues since the 1970s.
Rihanna’s cover for the Spring 2024 edition has come under fire for being sacrilegious and distasteful – but it’s devilishly divine at exposing the misogyny and hypocrisy of organised religion
Only five witches were executed in Wales, while thousands were sentenced to death in Scotland and England.
The United Methodist Church will hold its General Conference, delayed several years by the pandemic, in April 2024. The meeting comes amid a dramatic divide over LGBTQ+ rights.
You’d be surprised by how many of your favourite hits are about God or Jesus in one way or another.
Like a lot of things that happen at this time of year, the Stations of the Cross is a ritual – and an important one to many.
Each Easter we see many images of Jesus on the cross – inevitably wearing a loincloth. But the historical evidence shows victims of crucifixion were fully naked to maximise shame as well as pain.
The Bible is full of strong men and pumped prophets.
Ideas about resurrection had been developing for centuries before Jesus’ life, but his followers took them in new directions.
The ancient tenebrae tradition brings churchgoers face to face with the darkest moments of the Christian story.
The ‘Left Behind’ series emphasizes themes of authority, loyalty and sanctity, but they are preferences for order, not moral matters.
Historically, many Christians got tattoos around Holy Week − usually a cross − to honor Christ’s martyrdom.
Pope Gregory XIII was patron of Rome’s renaissance, and a legal luminary whose influence transcends the ages.
The language the UK government uses on faith-related subjects matters. It models – for everyone living in the UK – how to best engage with diverse manifestations of belief.
Lenten traditions emphasise fasting, prayer and charitable giving. This aligns with tarrying as central to communal spiritual life.
Two scholars who study death rituals explain that the corpse is considered spiritually polluting in many religious traditions, while the Moon holds a sacred place.
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Director of the Wesley Centre for Theology, Ethics, and Public Policy & Associate Professor, New Testament, Pilgrim Theological College, University of Divinity
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Professor Emerita of Religious Studies, College of the Holy Cross
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Visiting Research Fellow University of Chester, University of Chester
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Emeritus Professor in the History of Religious Thought, The University of Queensland
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Senior Lecturer in Biblical and Religious Studies, University of Sheffield
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Professor of Religious Studies, College of the Holy Cross
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Associate Professor of Religious Studies, Texas State University
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Associate Professor of Women and Gender Studies & Jewish Studies, University of Colorado Boulder
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Associate Professor (New Testament Studies), University of Divinity
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Assistant Professor of Intellectual Heritage, Temple University
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President, Institute for Advanced Catholic Studies, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
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Reader in Social Sciences, Edge Hill University
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Senior lecturer, Australian Catholic University
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Professor of History, University of Dayton
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Associate Professor of Religious Studies and Jewish Studies, University of Colorado Boulder
