While in production on her second feature, “ The World to Come ,” Fastvold had stumbled upon a vast archive of Shaker worship ...

Christmas can be an awkward time of the year, but it doesn’t have to be. With the growing number of blended Jewish families, ...

A surprising number of people say they are open to the existence of angels. Their Old Testament identities are very different ...

A Bible from 1525 with an incorrect map changed the way Europe imagined borders and territories for centuries.

This idea states that time is divided into eras or dispensations. Another way to describe the word dispensation is to say ...

Five centuries ago, a single misprinted image in a German Bible quietly rewired how Europeans pictured the world and their ...

What is the oldest Bible in the world? You might think of some dusty old tome secreted away in a vault, but the answer itself is rather surprising. It doesn’t really come as a shock to know that the ...

Here is the standout fiction and nonfiction of the year, selected by the staff of The New York Times Book Review. Credit...Jack Smyth Supported by By The New York Times Books Staff Each January, the ...

Next July, the United States will mark the 250th anniversary of its founding, a milestone set to be celebrated across the country. American history will serve as the centerpiece of many of these ...

Buckley: The Life and the Revolution That Changed America. By Sam Tanenhaus. Random House; 1,040 pages; $40 and £33 A superb biography of William F. Buckley, the most influential American journalist ...

Thanks for clicking. I always appreciate my loyal readers who keep this study going since its humble beginnings in February 2020—also, a warm welcome to newcomers who are seeking to know more about ...