“To the outside world, he was always known as a German Jew, and he always insisted that he was neither German nor Jewish,” Monk told the Jewish Telegraphic Agency. “But it affected his ...

The document, titled "Persecutions Against the Jews of Damascus ," was published in Paris in the same year and sold for 1 ...

For many years now, I have gradually and quietly become what you may call “spiritually independent.” I’m now in my early seventies, and my personal faith practice is now beyond “religion.” To put it ...

The 88-year-old composer, who talks as fast as the interlocking phrases of his music, looks back on crucial moments in a career that moved minimalism into the mainstream.

Christians begin Lent, a 40-day period of preparation leading up to Easter—a tradition dating back to the early centuries of ...

However, instead of improving Jewish-Christian relations ... Martin Luther, a German monk, played a central role in this movement by rejecting Catholic doctrines such as indulgences, papal ...

Clerical detectives - priests, monks, rabbis and other religious figures - are popular because they blend moral wisdom, keen ...

Goldie Hawn has always been known for the positive energy she radiates, and she’s just as joyful off the screen as she is on ...

BBC Sounds have announced two brand new commissions which will air in spring as part of the popular history strand ...

Early Christianity faced numerous challenges, both from external persecution and internal doctrinal disputes. Among the most ...

It begins with Baldwin Dworschak, a 44-year-old "buttoned-down" abbot, who inherited stewardship of a monastery rapidly ...