Lucia Hartman

Aristotle and Aquinas challenge modern economics by framing humans as political and religious beings oriented toward eudaimonia and felicitas, not...

Contemporary evangelical soteriology faces an imbalance favoring afterlife salvation over present meaning, leaving believers vulnerable to secular...

Orthodox theologian Alexander Schmemann taught a Catholic convert that the Eucharist fulfills creation's original sacramental purpose rather than...

Imambaras have sustained Urdu as a living language through generational transmission in Muharram rituals and Azadari gatherings, outlasting literary...

A 2023 scoping review of 29 studies reveals male child sexual abuse is significantly over-represented in institutional settings, especially religious...

Pope Leo XIV's first encyclical, Magnifica Humanitas, frames AI disarmament as essential to Catholic social teaching, rejecting algorithms in lethal...

In Ayman Al-Otoum’s His Name Is Ahmad, religious intertextuality operates as narrative ethics rather than ornament, drawing on Qur’anic diction,...

A peer-reviewed study in the Journal of Theological Studies explores the historical development of the declaration 'God Is One' in Judaism from...

Archaeological Insights into Scripture and Early Christianity

• Colossae Excavation: BHD interviews excavation director Barış Yener on the...

Why does observed injustice challenge traditional theodicy? A new generational lens emerges.

• Core shift: Instead of "why do bad things happen to...

Recent excavations highlight how Christian communities negotiated identity amid surrounding traditions.

• DNA from Swedish medieval graves shows...

The 2026 World Cup in Kansas City has recreated the cross-faith encounter Episcopal priest Gar Demo experienced on a Holy Land trip with Rabbi Jacques...

US Special Coordinator Riley Barnes offered a personal tribute at the Dalai Lama's 91st birthday in Washington, DC, praising the spiritual leader's...

Cardinal Tobin presents Pope Leo XIV’s encyclical Magnifica Humanitas as a clear reminder that human dignity—rooted in the image of God—must anchor...

Sabbath rest invites Catholics to stop striving and trust God's control, finding renewal through Sunday worship, family, and prayer as the Catechism...

Pope Leo XIV draws his missionary vision directly from the Acts of the Apostles, presenting the Holy Spirit as the true protagonist who opens hearts,...

A new Cambridge white paper synthesizes four decades of research on how religious traditions shape prosperity, inclusion, and wellbeing.

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Catholic social teaching frames technology not as a modern rupture but as an extension of humanity's ancient vocation to craftsmanship and co-creation...

Peer-Reviewed Theology and Interfaith Studies

• 🔥 Religious Doctrines, Existential Meaning, and Elderly Well-Being: Comparative qualitative study...

A 5-day spiritual retreat in Haiti invited orphaned children to respond to Proverbs 23:26—“My son, give me your heart”—through sunrise devotions,...