Among the most striking things about Tony Benn was his friendship with Enoch Powell. They entered the House together in 1950 and became regular presenters on The Week in Westminster before falling ...

These are big claims, no doubt. They challenge both mainstream science and much of the comfortable theology we’ve settled into.

If nothing else, Huff’s comments invite us to re-read familiar texts with fresh eyes, and maybe stop calling everything an ...

A team of archaeologists may have discovered evidence of the biblical Battle of Megiddo, where Josiah, the king of Judah, was killed by Egyptian forces in 609 B.C.

Now after years of painstaking collaborative work with the university’s Cultural Heritage Imaging Laboratory (CHIL), ...

Queen Esther was a figure of inspiration to Jews who had fled from oppressive regimes. In the Netherlands, she became a ...

The rich history of ancient Egypt involves power struggles, amazing feats of engineering, advances in writing and art, and ...

A rapidly growing Christian Right movement has become a driving force behind unqualified U.S.—and global—support for Israel.

By Alissa Nutting In his new book, David Szalay offers unvarnished scenes from a lonely, rags-to-riches life. By Dwight Garner Two new books use divergent styles to look at mind control ...