INTRODUCTION Egyptologists have made one cardinal mistake by including human beings with white complexions as Pharaohs in ...

Originating in the Horn of Africa and first cultivated in the Arabian Peninsula, coffee has been providing the world with refreshment for at least 500 years.

Richard Kreitner’s deeply researched book about the Civil War era illuminates the lives of six Jewish Americans and their ...

In antiquity and now, inconsistency and illogicality lie at the heart of the human effort to imagine what happens when we’re dead ...

Harvard Divinity School hosted the third and final session of Dean Frederick's three-part series, “People of Faith in Times ...

Whether created by ancient Egyptian scribes, medieval monks, or Mayan priests, these 26 remarkable survivors have endured ...

Historian teams up with Chris Tomlin and Hillsong’s Ben Fielding to adapt rare music dating back to the third century.

As monks' quarters and graffiti-laced walls are revealed beneath the desert sun, a long-forgotten chapter of Christian ...

As the 30th World Book Day approached, Elhomosany Hesham Ramzy, a 29-year-old Egyptian student at Shanxi University, found ...

A Holy Season for Many - Let Us Use this Time for Renewal At this time of year, all three major monotheistic religions- Judaism, Christianity, and Islam celebrate foundational holidays.  Naturally, ...

Egypt's Coptic Orthodox Church mourned Pope Francis on Monday, saying he was "a true example of Christian humility".

Elhomosany Hesham Ramzy, a 29-year-old Egyptian, has traveled across continents along the Silk Road and found himself in Shanxi — one of the cradles of Chinese civilization. Drawn by the region's deep ...