Editor’s note: Columns in the Faith section reflect opinions and perspectives of the writer and are not necessarily those of The Republic. A friend recently asked me why God in the Old Testament (the ...

I’m an Old Testament scholar who cares about God’s law. But posting it in public schools misunderstands who and what it’s for. Efforts to post the Ten Commandments in public schools are not new, but ...

THOUGH the “Golden Bough” will always rank as the greatest and most original achievement of Sir James Frazer, while again in “Totemism and Exogamy “he has given his most important contribution to ...