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Men and women in Karnataka, India, voting in 2009 General Election.
Right-Wing Politics in India
Castilian ambassadors attempt to ally themselves with Abu Hafs Umar al-Murtada.
The Iberian Realm of Islam
Graffiti in Lisbon, Portugal.
The Catholic Church and Sexual Abuse, Then and Now
Stenciled graffiti of a priest pursuing two children
Secrecy and Celibacy: The Catholic Church and Sexual Abuse
This postcard depicts a recreation of the Arbella, the ship that carried John Winthrop and his fellow Puritans to present-day Massachusetts.
From Forgotten Phrase to American Myth
Zombie scene from the 1968 film, Night of the Living Dead.
Top Ten Origins: Zombies: The Undead Shuffle
The Thirty Years War (1618-1648) was one of the bloodiest in history: 8 million people lost their lives in Europe's deadliest religious conflict.
Secularism, Past and Future
Billy Graham in Amsterdam in 1954.
Protestant Preaching after the Age of Graham
Woodcut print depicting the Second Defenestration of Prague in 1618
Out the Window: Religion, Politics, and a Defenestration in Prague
Refugees crowded emergency trains leaving to India or Pakistan c. 1947-1953
India-Pakistan Partition
Queen Elizabeth I in Parliament
The Pandora’s Box of Religious Pluralism in the English Reformation
Portrait of Martin Luther
Martin Luther and the Reformation
Cover image of ibook - ruins in the Middle East
Middle Eastern Politics & Culture: Today & Yesterday
The Terra Cotta Warriors: Xi’an’s most famous attraction
A Postcard from Xi’an: Balancing Past and Future
Hajj pilgrim at Masjid al-Haram.
The Hajj and Europe
A group of children in Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa
This is the logo of the Heaven's Gate cult.
Gullible Americans?
The Favorites of Emperor Honorius by John William Waterhouse depicts the emperor's court in the 5th century CE.
Financing Salvation in Late Antiquity
BJP rally in India
The Politics of India
Pope Francis holding Bible
The People's Pope and the Changing Face of Catholicism
Official ISIS flag
11/12/2014: Top Ten Origins: The Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS)
Egyptian Leader Gamal Abdel-Nasser
Egypt Once Again Bans the Muslim Brotherhood, Sixty Years Later
For centuries, baptisms have been performed in the Jordan River, considered holy by many religious communities. A baptism taking place in the Jordan River.
Baptized in the Jordan: Restoring a Holy River
Anti-Morsi poster in Egypt.
Clampdown and Blowback: How State Repression Has Radicalized Islamist Groups in Egypt