I am searching for examples of The Infinite, or the immeasurably large, in our mythologies and archetypes. I am also interested in the categories of Truth which came out of the emergence of Western, ontological thought. Does the trust in a rationally conceivable reality deny us the infinity of the mythological realm? By rooting ourselves in the present, and denying atemporal mythologies, do we also deny the infinite origins from where we came? [more inside]
posted on Nov 28, 2007 - 22 answers

Has religion ever helped to end a war? [more inside]
posted on Feb 21, 2007 - 22 answers

Has there ever been a war that hasn't had religion or religious persecution at its heart? [more inside]
posted on Nov 25, 2006 - 35 answers

I'm looking for a book I read back in 1999/2000 about Jesus. [more inside]
posted on Nov 17, 2006 - 5 answers

There are no contemporary extra-biblical references to Jesus. Has there ever been a count of the historical references of individuals during new-testament times to see where he ranks? [more inside]
posted on Nov 21, 2005 - 29 answers

I'm interested in picking up an annotated Bible--something that treats it as a cultural document rather than the revealed word of God. [more inside]
posted on Apr 21, 2005 - 16 answers

Has data ever been assembled showing the religous convictions of Americans over time, starting at the countries conception? A sort of compendium of the religious history of the United States... It seems as though such a thing should certainly exist, but I've yet to find it.
posted on Feb 23, 2005 - 8 answers

AncientHistoryFilter: When did the worship of the gods of the ancient Greeks - Zeus, Athena, Poseidon, and so on - die out? (+)
posted on Dec 1, 2004 - 18 answers