religion

Zen kōans: unsolvable enigmas designed to break your brain

How the Normans changed the history of Europe

The myth of Thor's journey to the land of giants

A life-saving invention that prevents human stampedes

The complicated history of surfing

The myth of Prometheus

My failed mission to find God -- and what I found instead

Why people of different faiths are painting their houses of worship yellow

An interview with Mauritius's first female president

Why I choose humanism over faith

The role of faith and belief in modern Africa

The myth of Cupid and Psyche

Why do people join cults?

Who were the Vestal Virgins, and what was their job?

Why the only future worth building includes everyone

12 truths I learned from life and writing

How we can face the future without fear, together

The myth of Icarus and Daedalus

How do you build a sacred space?

I grew up in the Westboro Baptist Church. Here's why I left

Can a divided America heal?

The Egyptian Book of the Dead: A guidebook for the underworld

Islamophobia killed my brother. Let's end the hate

It's time to reclaim religion

What happens to our bodies after we die?

How Syria's architecture laid the foundation for brutal war

Inside the mind of a former radical jihadist

The gospel of doubt

What it's like to be Muslim in America

A highly scientific taxonomy of haters

The unheard story of the Sistine Chapel

Would you opt for a life with no pain?

Who was Confucius?

I love being a police officer, but we need reform

How I'm working for change inside my church

The scientific origins of the Minotaur