What is the ‘great replacement theory’? A scholar of race relations explains
False ideas about the extinction of the white race, spread around the late 19th and early 20th centuries, gave rise to xenophobic…
False ideas about the extinction of the white race, spread around the late 19th and early 20th centuries, gave rise to xenophobic…
Plenty of movies have explicitly religious themes, but some of the most interesting examples of faith or transcendence on…
Historically, many Christians got tattoos around Holy Week − usually a cross − to honor Christ’s martyrdom.
Non-English language cinema – previously seen by niche audiences – is increasingly finding acceptance and recognition,…
Religion and nationalism were once ideologies at odds. Now, they are increasingly bedfellows, with populism often the glue.
How the media talks about suffering on one side compared with the other can often reveal bias in the Israeli-Palestinian…
You can donate to environmental charities and even purchase carbon offsets, but not having an additional child typically…
The Turkish government started sending imams to Germany in the 1980s, but under a new agreement, imams will be trained in…
Two scholars who study death rituals explain that the corpse is considered spiritually polluting in many religious traditions,…
Tech companies are offering AI companions as a convenient cure for the loneliness epidemic, but there have been other forms…
Young people in China are no longer settling into marriages arranged by their parents. But they are still looking for blessings…
According to the Chinese zodiac signs, each year in the lunar cycle is associated with a particular animal. The cycle repeats…
Black activists have long used maps to help illustrate their communities’ history and to document historical injustices.
Questions about how to ethically train different kinds of pets depend on the nature of those animals’ inner lives and…
In recent years, the relationship between antisemitism and anti-Zionism has taken on renewed importance and competing definitions…
Many workers who see their work as a spiritual calling wind up tolerating unfair treatment and poor work conditions.
Shows, movies and day-to-day language promote myths about voodoo that reinforce more than a century of stereotypes and discrimination,…
Just-war theory insists that civilians are not legitimate targets. However, civilian immunity does not provide blanket protection…
A sociologist of religion explains how atheist churches are helping people find meaning and community – serving many of…
Intellectual humility doesn’t mean anyone can change your mind, a philosopher writes – but it might mean learning from…