I n 2005, the late conservative writer Lawrence Auster published a response to one of his critics. The critic argued that Christianity had added little or nothing of value to Western culture. Auster ...

When medieval scholars sought to understand the nature of angels, they unwittingly laid the foundations of modern physics ...

Louisiana has attempted "to give the blessing of religion" onto its death penalty practices, says Sister Helen Prejean. Still, she says the two cannot coexist.

The Medieval era was notoriously bleak and dark, and while some games gloss over those more brutal aspects, these are not ...

Researcher and author Diana Darke argues that the connections between Islamic and Christian cultures during the medieval period were stronger than commonly believed. This cross-fertilization of ...

Century England, a dark-skinned saint with a promiscuous past became a boundary-breaking cultural and religious icon. A new ...

The vast majority of female scribes remain anonymous. Many likely worked in convents or lay workshops, their contributions ...

Here we explore how Christian antisemitism moved beyond the Church, influencing major secular thinkers like Karl Marx, ...

One of the most beautiful castles in Europe and likely the most recognizable in the world, Neuschwanstein served as the ...

The content discusses the Gothic art movement from 1140 to 1500 AD in Europe, emphasizing its philosophical underpinnings ...

English medieval embroidery might seem an odd subject for a book, but this is no ordinary volume. Published to accompany a major exhibition at the V&A (which runs until 5 February 2017), it is not ...

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