How Christianity blurred the line between celibacy and androgyny.

Martin E. Marty, an ordained Lutheran pastor, seminary professor and highly influential voice on religion, has died.

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Celebrated Nigerian writer Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie speaks with NPR's Michel Martin about her new book, "Dream Count." ...

The scars of ISIS still linger in Iraq, and the threat of extremism has not vanished. But hope has taken root in the ...

You might think you know what a hat is, but Lady Gaga manages to locate the edges of that definition, build something there, ...

André Breton's "Magic Art" explores the intersection of art and magic but lacks depth, meandering through surrealist ideas, ...

The first known banned book was Thomas Morton's "New English Canaan," a book published in 1637 that was banned by the Puritan ...

Tom Robbins changed my life. When a friend gave me a copy of his novel Jitterbug Perfume, which I consider his best, in the ...

Eddie Howe eulogised him as 'relentless'. Now winger Ritchie tells George Caulkin how playing for Newcastle unlocked his limitless energy ...

Bird symbolism is undoubtedly one of the most fascinating subjects in different cultures and religions. Read on to find out ...