Religion

September 2025

• Sep 21, 2025CultureThe Protestant Reformation and Its Historical ImpactThe Protestant Reformation began in 1517 when Martin Luther challenged the Church's sale of indulgences.18 MIN3.8k

May 2024

• May 20, 2024CultureThe Cognitive Science Behind Religious BeliefReligion is universal across human cultures and deep in human history. Cognitive scientists have developed compelling theories about why, and the...22 MIN5.9k
• May 2, 2024CultureThe Development of the Roman Catholic ChurchA thorough examination of the Roman Catholic Church: its apostolic origins, historical development from early councils through the Great Schism,...16 MIN8.0k

April 2024

• Apr 27, 2024CultureWhat Is Sikhism? Foundational Beliefs and PracticesA comprehensive guide to Sikhism: its founding by Guru Nanak, the ten Gurus, the Guru Granth Sahib, core theology, the Khalsa, langar, and the...17 MIN3.4k
• Apr 21, 2024CultureIslam Overview: Core Beliefs and Historical ContextA comprehensive guide to Islam covering its founding, the Five Pillars, the Sunni-Shia split, the Islamic Golden Age, Islamic law, and the...16 MIN4.6k
• Apr 19, 2024CultureWhat Is Hinduism? Origins, Texts, and Core BeliefsA comprehensive guide to Hinduism covering its ancient origins, sacred texts, philosophical schools, the many forms of the divine, the caste...26 MIN8.5k
• Apr 15, 2024CultureThe Essentials of ConfucianismA thorough guide to Confucianism: who Confucius was, the five relationships, the concepts of ren and li, the Analects, Neo-Confucianism, the civil...21 MIN4.3k
• Apr 11, 2024CultureExploring Christianity: Beliefs and Historical ImpactA comprehensive guide to Christianity covering the life of Jesus, the early church and councils, the great schisms, Catholicism, Orthodoxy,...17 MIN3.8k
• Apr 9, 2024CultureIntroduction to Buddhism and Its TeachingsA comprehensive introduction to Buddhism: the life of the Buddha, the Four Noble Truths, the Eightfold Path, major schools (Theravada, Mahayana,...16 MIN3.3k

March 2024

• Mar 30, 2024CultureCultural Perspectives on Death: Global InsightsFrom Mexican Día de los Muertos to Japanese ancestor veneration to the Torajan death feasts of Indonesia, how different cultures approach death,...26 MIN1.4k

June 2022

• Jun 17, 2022CultureJudaism: Key Concepts and Historical EvolutionA comprehensive guide to Judaism: the Torah and Talmud, key concepts of covenant and tikkun olam, major denominations, the history from Babylonian...27 MIN5.8k
• Jun 16, 2022CultureUnderstanding Daoism: Philosophy and TraditionDaoism is one of China's major philosophical and religious traditions, built around the Dao (the Way), wu wei (effortless action), and harmony...26 MIN7.9k
• Jun 13, 2022CultureWhat Is Mythology?Mythology is the study of sacred narratives that cultures use to explain origins, justify social order, and explore the human condition.24 MIN7.5k