This week we shall consider “Gnosticism,” a movement which was similar in some ways to Christianity but in other ways very ...

Scholars disagree on whether Gnosticism evolved out of ancient Judaism, Christianity, or is better identified with other salvation sects from the Roman world. It may have been a set of beliefs ...

Gnosticism for Beginners The lens of Gnosticism interprets the gospel story in a certain way. The Jewish deity is seen as the bad creator, the Demiurge who is surpassed by the messianic Jesus.

(RNS) — The network's organizers say they are responding to the rise of antisemitism, Jewish voters' top concern in upcoming elections. (RNS) — As New Yorkers gear up for local elections in ...

If my math is right, $50 million would buy more than 2,400 condoms for each and every male in Gaza between the ages of 15 and 64. That would allow the use of a condom every day, for almost seven ...

The shocking story of Metropolitan Ioannis of Korça - He was the first bishop ordained by Archbishop Anastasios, became his ...

Hebrew Union College, founded in 1875 by Rabbi Isaac Mayer Wise, a pioneer of Reform Judaism in the U.S., has seen declining enrollment, as have theological schools of all faiths.

Leonard Cohen was known to toil over songs for decades, and 'Born In Chains' took the Canadian 40 years to write, owing to ...

In a number of countries with sizable Muslim and Jewish populations, we asked Muslim and Jewish adults for their views on religion and governance – specifically, whether religious law should be the ...