The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts. The Conversation is wholly responsible for the content. The Easter Bunny is a ...

Fearing discrimination, many pagans prefer to keep their faith private, according to Darrell Moore, high priest of Horn and Cauldron, Church of the Earth, a small Wiccan church on a 13-acre farm in ...

The difference between a biblical and a pagan understanding of worship lies in the difference between a verb and a noun. What is worship? Our English word comes from the Anglo-Saxon weorthscipe, which ...

Whether we are talking about pre-Christian or post-Christian paganism, the task of the Catholic is always the same: to bear witness to Jesus Christ. The question is: How? In the New Testament, ...

A guest lecture by Jesse Mirotznik. Ancient Jewish portrayals of how non-Israelite worship other gods and their icons is consistently depicted as sincere. At some point around the end of the 3rd ...

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Editor: One only needs to read the news to see the horrific crimes multiplying every day in our society. It is clear that unless we address the profound spiritual crisis within the human soul, America ...

The Easter Bunny is a much celebrated character in American Easter celebrations. On Easter Sunday, children look for hidden special treats, often chocolate Easter eggs, that the Easter Bunny might ...