Defining Easter
A look at Easter-related terms in the Oxford Dictionary of the Bible.
The Origins of the Fundamentalist Mindset
The Fundamentalist Mindset sheds light on the psychology of fundamentalism, with a particular focus on those who become extremists and fanatics. The collection is edited by Charles B. Strozier, a Professor of History at John Jay College, CUNY, and a practicing psychoanalyst, David M. Terman, Director of the Chicago Institute for Psychoanalysis, James W. Jones, a Professor of Religion and adjunct Professor of Clinical Psychology at Rutgers University and Katharine A. Boyd a doctoral student at John Jay College, CUNY.
Traditionalism v. Individualism: The Struggle of the Conservative Youth.
Cahn and Carbone explore the challenges a conservative-minded youth face in an liberal-acting world.
Islamagic?
Adam Silverstein compares the study of Islamic history to the performance of magic.
Medicine and The Bible
An excerpt from The Oxford Companion to the Bible.
Reasons to Believe that there is a God
Professor Richard Swinburne examines the philosophical argument to believe in God.
Sexual Orientation and Religion
An excerpt from From Disgust to Humanity.
A Continent Divided
An excerpt from Shameful Flight: The Last Years of the British Empire in India.
Hatha Yoga
An excerpt from Yoga Body by Mark Singleton.
Bioterrorism Beginnings:
The Rajneesh Cult, Oregon, 1985
An excerpt from Bracing For Armageddon?
Darwin’s Religious Odyssey
An excerpt from Science and Religion: A Very Short Introduction, which was recently awarded The Dingle Prize.
Augustine of Hippo: The Making of a Professor
An excerpt from the late Professor Henry Chadwick’s recently-discovered biography of Augustine of Hippo.
Family Strategies and Nuns without Vocation
An excerpt from Nuns: A History of Convent Life by Silvia Evangelisti.
How Cannibalism Caused a New Guinean Epidemic
Can an ancient disease be linked to cannibalism?
Meet the Author: Owen Davies
Watch Owen Davies talk about his book Grimoires: A History of Magic Books.
The Aftermath: Rwanda in 1995
A look at Rwanda after the genocide and the violence that led to the Kibeho massacre.