Victorian Poetry and biblical criticism. Victorian Studies is a thriving academic subfield complete with a healthy selection of its own learned societies and journals. It is primarily made up of ...

Sacred texts mean vary amongst religions—sometimes they’re essential to belief and other times not. Sacred texts mean different things to different religions—sometimes they’re essential to belief and ...

Eds: This story was supplied by The Conversation for AP customers. The Associated Press does not guarantee the content. Jeffers Engelhardt, Amherst College (THE CONVERSATION) The Estonian composer ...

New Testament scholar Garrick V. Allen explains the long history of paratext. Every Bible includes some non-Bible parts. There are chapter and verse breaks, maps in the back, and dedication pages at ...

School of Theology and Ministry Associate Professor of Old Testament Andrew R. Davis has been awarded a grant from the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Confraternity of Christian Doctrine ...

For centuries, the Bible has served as the central sacred text of Christianity. But some ancient writings left out of the official canon continue to raise eyebrows and intrigue scholars. One of the ...

Richard and Nancy Mebane of Dallas are the proud owners of a 1599 Geneva Bible printed in London, which they recently brought it to a special service at First Presbyterian Church in Wilkes-Barre, ...

The Estonian composer Arvo Pärt, who turns 90 on Sept. 11, 2025, is one of the most frequently performed contemporary classical composers in the world. Beyond the concert stage and cathedral choir, ...