There is no detective in fiction as shrewd as Sherlock Holmes. His brilliant analytical abilities...

Some thirty to forty percent of Africans practice traditional religions, many of which survived transportation into the West with the slave trade by combining with elements of Christianity.

When Autobiography of a Yogi first appeared in 1946, it was acclaimed as a landmark work in its field....

Buddhism began with Gotama the Buddha in the sixth century BCE and has developed two chief forms. Theravada (or Hinayana) is found especially in Sri Lanka, Burma, and Thailand; Mahayana is found in Japan, China, Korea, and Indochina.

The early myths of Mesopotamia, Egypt, Asia Minor, Canaan, Greece, and Rome have greatly and continuously influenced all of Western culture and civilization.

Confucius (551-479 BCE) taught a moral wisdom that would become a predominant social force in China from the second century BCE until the mid-20th century.

Hinduism is a very broad term for the religious practices and doctrines of the Indian people. This tradition is believed to have begun in about 1800 BCE with religious poems known as the Vedas

Islam today is a rapidly growing religion: Indonesia, the most populous Islamic land, has well over 100 million Muslims.

Judaism is more than a religion; it is a civilization, including a people, a language, unique laws, a system of ethics, customs, a homeland, and a theology.

World-renowned thinker and scholar Thich Nhat Hanh, considered by many to be a "Living Buddah," explores the spiritual crossroads where the traditions of Christianity and Buddhism meet.

Just as the style of a great writer cannot easily be imitated, the performance of a great reader is hard...

North, Central, and South American Indians have a rich religious heritage, though much has been lost since these peoples were conquered by Europeans.

Christianity arose within the social and spiritual dislocation of the Roman Empire. Jesus, perceived by authorities as a threat to public stability…

Protestant Christianity began in the early 16th century as a reform movement directed against Roman Catholic doctrines and practices.

The religious practices and understandings of small indigenous societies are recognized by many to be in no way inferior to other religious beliefs.

Approximately one-fifth on the world's population is Muslim...

Judaism is more than a religion; it is a civilization...

Christianity arose within the social and spiritual dislocation of the Roman Empire...

Protestant Christianity began in the early 16th century...

During the Holocaust at the German concentration camp near Plaszow, thousands of Jews lost their lives at the hands of the Nazis. More than a thousand others were spared...

The traditional religion known as Shinto was present in Japan from prehistoric times, long before Buddhism and other traditions arrived from the Asian continent.

The longstanding ideas of humanism, agnosticism, and atheism have increasingly challenged traditional religious doctrines or practices.

This classic tale of romance and pure adventure follows Tarzan as he grows up in the wild, raised by the great ape Kala.

The Time Traveler enters his machine and embarks upon an astonishing journey beyond the frontiers...