Paula Fredriksen’s 'Ancient Christianities' looks to explore the tangled root system underlying Christianity—not a story of a series of individual men, but of broad social movements.
The complex, sometimes romanticized, but ultimately prophetic Catholic peace movement has critical lessons to teach today's America amid a genocidal war in Gaza.
As federal funding for scientific research declines, the shift to the private sector may spark innovation—but it also risks basic research slipping into the world of industrial secrets.
Donald Trump’s authoritarian assault on the country has drawn different responses from Democrats. For his part, Bernie Sanders has taken to the road on his "Fighting Oligarchy Tour."
The natural-birth movement intends to reclaim childbirth from the predominantly male medical establishment, but its aversion to medical interventions can endanger women's lives.
In Burma and Thailand, humble faith-based organizations respond to a humanitarian crisis borne of civil war, a devastating earthquake, and Trump's foreign-assistance cuts.