Weeks from the Charter for Compassion launch, Karen Armstrong looks at religion's role in the 21st century: Will its dogmas divide us? Or will it unite us for common good? She reviews the catalysts that can drive the world's faiths to...

Classical Rabbis Family Tree

Explore the remarkable journey of Lipa Schmeltzer, an unconventional figure in the Hasidic community, known for blending traditional Hasidic music with modern genres. From a close-knit religious upbringing to breaking barriers with his...

Made from clay and animated by the sacred word of G-d, the golem of Jewish origin has evolved from a 6th-century meditation of creation, to a source of labor, and finally, an avenging symbol of redemption. The golem many people recognize...

Explore the remarkable journey of Lipa Schmeltzer, an unconventional figure in the Hasidic community, known for blending traditional Hasidic music with modern genres. From a close-knit religious upbringing to breaking barriers with his...

Why do muslims care so much about where certain elements of their faith, and civilization came from? How did Islam overcome the Persians and the Romans?<br/>
Tom Holland on the Birth of Islam, Part 2

People of all races from all over the country participated in desegregation demonstrations in the South in the 1960s. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. called on clergy—religious leaders—from around the nation to participate in nonviolent...

A recent study analyzed 130,000 religious leaders in the United States, mostly from Christian and Jewish denominations. The researchers compared their voting registration with their denominations, trying to find trends in each...