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Frank Herbert's "Dune" refers to a religious desert people who are desperate for a savior to overthrow an evil empire. Sound familiar?
Or are cults the religions we find distasteful?
A Nazi institute produced a Bible without the Old Testament that portrayed Jesus as an Aryan hero fighting Jewish people.
No, Gandhi did not single-handedly bring about Indian independence. Pacifism alone usually gets you killed.
Once at the pinnacle of Amsterdam’s art scene, Rembrandt van Rijn eventually found himself outcompeted by his own students.
The Church of England is debating if believers should stop using gendered language when talking about God.
The question of anti-Semitism, Nazism, and a particularly nasty sibling haunted Nietzsche's legacy.
"The Da Vinci Code" popularized the idea that Christians stole much of their theology. It's wrong, especially regarding Christmas.
In the Canaan religion, Yahweh was a lesser god, who was assigned the land of Israel. Here's how he became "God Almighty."
The sonnenrad is a Heathen symbol composed of 12 repeated runes.
These composers channeled the horror of the Holocaust and Hiroshima while honoring those who lived through it.
Human sacrifice appears to be as old as humanity itself. Still, experts disagree on how and where the practice first originated.
When we are more focused on the good things we enjoy in life, we have more to live for.
Apart from divine authority, is there an ethical basis for right and wrong?
Spirituality can be an uncomfortable word for atheists. But does it deserve the antagonism that it gets?
No. But Buddhism and quantum mechanics have much to teach each other.
A new survey shows who believes what and how it differs from what Americans believe as a whole.
Confucianism, Islam, Christianity, Hinduism—the world’s scriptural belief systems take many different forms but all tend toward ‘kenosis’—self-transcendence for the benefit of others. And all have been used and abused for […]
In "Douglas," the Australian comedian opens up about her autism diagnosis.
The separation of church and state is being dismantled one bill at a time.
Humans are woefully unaware of their olfactory sense. That's the reality we've been sold.
We all know somebody who avoids meat. These schools of thought suggest those people are onto something.
Surprisingly, many of the world's most popular religions have a lot to do with anarchy.
On the eve of receiving the Templeton Prize, Marcelo Gleiser reflects on his life.
Einstein's God is infinitely superior but impersonal and intangible, subtle but not malicious. He is also firmly determinist.
Since the advent of communication, humans have used stories to create meaningful lives.
Was Jesus a real historical figure? Here's what we know.