The conjunction of Hanukkah and Thanksgiving struck me, initially, the way it struck most people: as an opportunity to have latkes and turkey together, and to use cranberry-apple sauce two ways ...

Having fought his way into power, Augustus used religion as a tool to protect his position and promote his political agenda. Having gained power by force in a bitterly fought civil war ...

the party recognized that religions have two aspects: their religious beliefs and their civil life. The party intervenes in the civil life of religious organizations.” It’s not just religious ...

The Civil War ended with Charles I's execution and the establishment of a Protestant Republic, but the Restoration saw various Protestant sects persecuted. In Wales the Quakers in particular were ...