Some religious scholars have been trying to discover the “historical Jesus” — the real guy, Jesus of Nazareth, before he got buried under centuries of mythology and became “Jesus Christ the Son of God.” A …

For those folks unfamiliar with Islam, there are five “pillars” or duties that are required of Muslims: 1. Confessing that Allah is the one God and Muhammad is God’s messenger 2. Praying five times every …

In my Christian tradition, we set aside special days to honor certain noteworthy people (saints and martyrs) of our faith. A long time ago, the Orthodox Church thought it would be really cool to make …

I wonder if Jack Davis, the University of Illinois graduate who created the Chief Illiniwek logo in 1980, feels like he created a golem? If you already know what a golem is, you can probably …