Let it be said that no one comes to Safed for the food. There may be hundred-year-old goat cheese and heavenly halva here, but bottom line, it’s the spirituality that has drawn tourists and seekers to ...

From the Journals Of Father Alexander Schmemann, an Orthodox priest, this combination of two subsequent entries from February 1975: I had lunch with two Anglican clergymen in the city. Conversations ...

The art historian James Elkins tells of his experience as one of four jurors for the 1990 exhibition “Revelations: Artists Look at Religions.” It was a big show with several famous artists in it, ...

Welcome to the season of the witch. Recently, the Brooklyn Academy of Music hosted a Witches Brew film festival, which included the acclaimed new film “The Witch.” Lately it isn’t uncommon to see ...

Reading Tara Isabella Burton’s explanatory essay in the New York Times about the millennial underground movement she calls “Weird Christianity,” this old boomer felt a strong sense of déjà vu. In ...

Installation view, Chrysanne Stathacos, “Rose Mandala Mirror (three reflections for HHDL)” (2006), glass mirror and roses, at Union Theological Seminary for the exhibition “compassion” (courtesy the ...

We continue our discussion on the contemporary role of religion in American politics. We continue our discussion on the contemporary role of religion in American politics and the relationship between ...

Jesse Barker does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their ...

Turning to the gods in times of trouble: the place, time and structure of Japanese religion -- Unifying traditions, cosmological perspectives and the vitalistic universe -- 'Born Shinto...': Community ...

Modern religion: Regarding "St. Mary's decision reflects conflicts in Catholicism," (Aug. 28): Now that St. Mary's Academy's board has taken the courageous step of adopting a nondiscriminatory ...