Five Most Common World’s Religions

Mathew Simond asked: Religion has played an important part in the history of our world. Religious knowledge has bent the lives of people since prehistoric times. Judaism, Islam, Christianity, Hinduism and Buddhism have been major powers in the creation of Western culture. They have also played a vital role in the expansion of Middle Eastern [...]

Christmas Trees – The History of a Christmastime Tradition

Ellen Bell asked: When we talk about the history of Christmas trees, there are really several issues to address. First, there is the association of the evergreen tree with Christianity. When and where did this begin? Next, how did the evergreen tree come to be associated with the Christian holiday of Christmas? And last, how [...]

Shaker Furniture History

Women in Christianity

Sanjay Kali asked: “Women in Christianity” is a vast and complex subject with multiple dimensions as Christianity is one of the largest religions in the world practiced in different societies and cultures around the world. When we deal with the subject of “Women in Christianity” we need to understand that Christianity as that exists today [...]

From the Jewish Sect of Nazarenes to Gentile Christianity

John Thomas Didymus asked: But for the flagrant indiscretions of the insufferable Stephen, the simple faith of the sect of Nazarenes, along with the “vile superstition” of a resurrected god-man, might have died a natural death in its native Palestine, what with the proverbial stiff-neckedness of the Jews and the encumbering influence of the conservatives [...]