Though Portuguese missionaries first established the Catholic Church in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) in 1491, it was only under Belgian colonial rule in the late 1880s that missionaries arrived en masse, founding schools and hospitals a...
In December 2015, Donald Trump called for “a total and complete shutdown of Muslims entering the United States.” Once president, he would enact this proposal to the best of his ability, banning immigrants from several Muslim-majority countries. U...
Georgia Frank is the Charles A. Dana Professor of Religion at Colgate University. She is a specialist in early Christianity, especially in Greek-speaking communities during the fourth through seventh centuries. Her research focuses on the inters...
Last week, the International Criminal Court found Islamic militant Ahmad al-Faqi al-Mahdi guilty of war crimes and sentenced him to nine years in prison. Al-Mahdi now joins the ranks of Jean-Pierre Bemba, Germain Katanga, and Thomas Lubanga Dyilo as ...
Last week, the International Criminal Court found Islamic militant Ahmad al-Faqi al-Mahdi guilty of war crimes and sentenced him to nine years in prison. Al-Mahdi now joins the ranks of Jean-Pierre Bemba, Germain Katanga, and Thomas Lubanga Dyilo as ...
In June, Donald Trump said, “We don’t know anything about Hillary in terms of religion. Now, she’s been in the public eye for years and years, and yet there’s nothing out there.” Trump’s assertion is widely supported, yet presents an inte...
In June, Donald Trump said, “We don’t know anything about Hillary in terms of religion. Now, she’s been in the public eye for years and years, and yet there’s nothing out there.” Trump’s assertion is widely supported, yet presents an inte...
The lawsuit Zubik v. Burwell, argued on March 23 in the 8-member Supreme Court, involves a small religious minority locked in conflict with, once again, the Affordable Care Act. The suit consolidates seven cases from around the country to launch an ...
The lawsuit Zubik v. Burwell, argued on March 23 in the 8-member Supreme Court, involves a small religious minority locked in conflict with, once again, the Affordable Care Act. The suit consolidates seven cases from around the country to launch an ...
On February 12, in the VIP room of the Havana airport, Pope Francis of the Catholic Church and Patriarch Kirill, the head of the Russian Orthodox Church, who lead a collective 1.5 billion Christians worldwide, embraced as brothers. The historic reuni...
On February 12, in the VIP room of the Havana airport, Pope Francis of the Catholic Church and Patriarch Kirill, the head of the Russian Orthodox Church, who lead a collective 1.5 billion Christians worldwide, embraced as brothers. The historic reuni...
Hollywood has rediscovered religion,” wrote Tatiana Siegel for The Hollywood Reporter in their latest magazine. And, she appears to be right. This spring brings a new wave of Christian films from the blockbuster Risen, which tells the story of Jesu...
Hollywood has rediscovered religion,” wrote Tatiana Siegel for The Hollywood Reporter in their latest magazine. And, she appears to be right. This spring brings a new wave of Christian films from the blockbuster Risen, which tells the story of Jesu...
Seen most profoundly in the 2014 Hobby Lobby Supreme Court case, and iterated frequently in both political rhetoric and legal decisions, is the government’s obligation to define religious freedom — the Free Exercise Clause in the First Amendment ...
Seen most profoundly in the 2014 Hobby Lobby Supreme Court case, and iterated frequently in both political rhetoric and legal decisions, is the government’s obligation to define religious freedom — the Free Exercise Clause in the First Amendment ...
In June of 2015, when the Supreme Court finally legalized same-sex marriage, many activists began celebrating the end of the culture wars. But while many view the court’s decision as the death knell to social conservatism, narrowly winning over fiv...
In June of 2015, when the Supreme Court finally legalized same-sex marriage, many activists began celebrating the end of the culture wars. But while many view the court’s decision as the death knell to social conservatism, narrowly winning over fiv...
On October 19th, Canada found itself at a familiar political junction. Millions of citizens descended upon the polls to vote in the federal elections, collectively deciding which party would form a government in the House of Commons and who would lea...
On October 19th, Canada found itself at a familiar political junction. Millions of citizens descended upon the polls to vote in the federal elections, collectively deciding which party would form a government in the House of Commons and who would lea...
In the winter of 2011, onlookers at the corner of Sixth Avenue and Watts Street in New York City looked up and saw the face of a troubled African-American child with the caption, “The most dangerous place for African Americans is in the womb,” pl...
In the winter of 2011, onlookers at the corner of Sixth Avenue and Watts Street in New York City looked up and saw the face of a troubled African-American child with the caption, “The most dangerous place for African Americans is in the womb,” pl...
Unless you have been completely removed from American political discourse and the news media, for the last few weeks, you have surely heard the name Kim Davis, the Kentucky county clerk whose unlawful and indignant refusal to issue marriage licenses ...
Unless you have been completely removed from American political discourse and the news media, for the last few weeks, you have surely heard the name Kim Davis, the Kentucky county clerk whose unlawful and indignant refusal to issue marriage licenses ...
Saif-ul-Malook lives his life with two security guards and a constant fear of death. He receives threats daily and has spent weeks in the hospital due to anxiety related heart trouble. This fear is not unwarranted for the Pakistani lawyer, who defend...
Saif-ul-Malook lives his life with two security guards and a constant fear of death. He receives threats daily and has spent weeks in the hospital due to anxiety related heart trouble. This fear is not unwarranted for the Pakistani lawyer, who defend...
Senator Ted Cruz, famous for his far right ideology and disinterest in compromise, became, with a speech in a packed auditorium at Liberty University, the first Republican to officially announce his presidential campaign. The school in Lynchburg, Vir...
Senator Ted Cruz, famous for his far right ideology and disinterest in compromise, became, with a speech in a packed auditorium at Liberty University, the first Republican to officially announce his presidential campaign. The school in Lynchburg, Vir...