Church and State are often depicted as natural enemies. Well, aren’t they? Consider the classics A Man for All Seasons and Becket. Henry II and Henry VIII embody the power of an absolute State, while ...

For religious Christians, Christmas is all about Jesus Christ. But his mother Mary was busy, too, giving birth. Over the centuries, Mary became one of the most popular figures of Christendom. Yet she ...

Shifting Religious Adherence and Geo-Political Competition in the Fifth and Sixth Centuries: Vakhtang Gorgasali of Iberia and Yusuf As’ar Yath’ar of Himyar ...

An exhibition at the Morgan Library & Museum charts the influence and allure of the Book of Psalms across religions and cultures during the Middle Ages.

When Europe emerged from the Middle Ages, the rising middle-class of the towns constituted its revolutionary element. It had conquered a recognized position within mediaeval feudal organization, but ...