How a Victorian trip to Palestine spurred modern ornithology – and left it with imperial baggage
H.B. Tristram was a Victorian clergyman and ornithologist who categorised a list of birds he’d found in Palestine.
Dec. 18, 2023 • ~7 min
How a colonial trip to Palestine spurred modern ornithology – and left it with imperial baggage
H.B. Tristram was a Victorian clergyman and ornithologist who categorised a list of birds he’d found in Palestine.
Dec. 18, 2023 • ~7 min
Modern medicine has its scientific roots in the Middle Ages − how the logic of vulture brain remedies and bloodletting lives on today
Your doctor’s MD emerged from the Dark Ages, where practicing rational “human medicine” was seen as an expression of faith and maintaining one’s health a religious duty.
Nov. 2, 2023 • ~10 min
Can churches be protectors of public health?
Responses to COVID-19 health guidelines have been polarized, including in churches. But religious communities have a long history of involvement in public health.
Feb. 25, 2022 • ~9 min
Frankincense and myrrh have been revered since ancient times – but now they're under threat
Trees that produce resin for frankincense and myrrh – used for thousands of years in healthcare, worship and trade – are facing collapsing populations.
Dec. 20, 2021 • ~7 min
In times of stress, turning to contemplation can be helpful – here's why religions emphasize rest
Most religions have periods of rest incorporated into their practice. Medical science has affirmed that short periods of contemplation can have benefits for one's physical and mental health.
July 23, 2021 • ~7 min
How medieval Christian ideology changed the Polish environment forever – new study
Historians and scientists discovered how colonisation in eastern Europe changed ecosystems – and the societies embedded in them.
Nov. 20, 2020 • ~7 min
At the evangelical Creation Museum, dinosaurs lived alongside humans and the world is 6,000 years old
A Kentucky museum tells the history of the universe according to the Bible in an effort to debunk evolution. Its owner, the Christian group Answers in Genesis, promotes right-wing political causes.
July 27, 2020 • ~9 min
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