An image of a religious school leader named Hamid Patel is being shared with a misleading claim that he is the new in-charge ...

Does history repeat itself? Or does it rhyme? WBUR literature writer Katherine Ouellette recommends eight books that remind ...

While traditional religious practices may be on the decline, pilgrimages — meditative, multi-day hikes — are experiencing a ...

How can anyone understand our 21st century world without knowing how religious faith impacts global, national and regional ...

A New England professor and doctor who has been deported to Lebanon attended the funeral of Hassan Nasrallah, a Hezbollah leader and ‘brutal terrorist’ responsible for killing hundreds of Americans, ...

Liberals still haven't awakened from the dream of American unity — but the Puritans and their followers knew better ...

One pupil from a Muslim background said she felt "unwelcomed" because Islam, unlike Christianity, did not feature in assemblies. When pupils were asked to pray, she said she would cover her ears ...

The U.K. Christian right is increasingly drawing on a U.S.-forged playbook. It is also drawing on U.S. money. But the U.K.

The answer: political failure. Puritans said religion and government don’t mix, based on the repression their combative sect ...

Maryland is the most recent state to introduce legislation to exonerate those convicted of witchcraft centuries ago. But why ...

Many of us are advocates for much of what the West has brought to the world, but the portion of its foundations that are anti ...

This film is suffering from vinegar syndrome. The film "Section Sixteen" explores the history of education in America, beginning with the early settlers who prioritized survival over learning. It ...