The Bible contains a story of how a young Jewish woman named Esther became the Queen of Persia and saved the Jews from an ...

These three key religious texts all offer justifications for defensive wars. But they also stress the importance of peace.

U.S. President Donald Trump is adding fragrances to the growing list of merchandise that bear his name, raising fresh ...

Jesus, the writers of the New Testament, and observant Jews never say the name of God. So why is saying it such a trend among ...

In one of the best Hadith collections, Saheeh Muslim in particular, there are a number of hadiths which some scholars said were weak or problematic, including Abu’l-Hasan ad-Daaraqtni, Abu ‘Ali ...

If anyone takes away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God will take away that person's share in the tree of life and in the holy city, which are described in this book. Revelation 22:19 ...

Once on a flight from somewhere to Delhi, I sat comfortably in my usual aisle seat, having long outgrown the youthful urge to ...

In 2016, my wife, my younger son and I had an opportunity to meet privately with a person that Time magazine described as a ...

The Bible is artful — a “Great Code of Art”, Blake insisted. The word “code” is meant in the sense of “cipher”, the scholar ...

Its title signals it will not be a history viewed through a chosen lens, whether of post-colonialism, decolonisation or post-modernism, those deconstructive narratives of the past 50 years. It urges ...

Wars are often waged in the name of religion. So what do key texts from Christianity, Islam and Judaism say about the justification for war?Authors ...

This award, in memory of former Newsday sports reporter Marcus A. Henry, is presented annually to a student who excels in the ...