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Gifts Received 2013: A Bulgarian cleric is facing harsh criticism for using an official church announcement as a platform to sell a...
Peace! I’m Out 2013: Catholics around the world were shocked by the sudden announcement that Pope Benedict XVI (born Joseph Aloisius Ratzinger in...
They Saw the Signs End-of-the-world predictions that missed the mark.
Ye Shall Be As Gods c. 3760 BC / Eden
The Vision Thing c. 1095 / Europe
Powers That Be by Haisam Hussein
Arts of the State Political sculpture, drama, architecture, and music
Public Service Announcement 1819 / Florence
Purifying the Body Politic 1492 / Granada
Wonders Never Cease by Lewis H. Lapham
So, You’ve Been Accused of Witchcraft… Avoid the ultimate punishment with this 1486 witch-hunting manual
The World in Time: An American Religion Author Matthew Bowman speaks with Bloomberg’s Lewis Laphan about his book The Mormon People: The Making of an American Faith.
Before the Fall c. 540 / Babylon
Axis of Evil 1484 / Rome
Michel de Montaigne & James Frazer Knowledge is Power
Sei Shōnagon & Roman Catholic Church Casting Out the Spirits
Living in the Margins In medieval marginalia, you might find complaining monks, a nun breastfeeding a monkey, and sexual wordplay. Oh, and doodles, lots of doodles.
Spreading the Word 1312 / Vienne
The Imperial Faculty 1821 / Pisa
LQ Podcast 25: David Javerbaum David Javerbaum, former head writer of The Daily Show and current mortal secretary to God, talks about God’s latest book, the hilarious “telleth-all” The Last Testament.
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