Explore the History of Religion, its teachings, and practices of faiths that influenced humanity's spiritual essence across eras
Heaven’s Gate, a cult founded by Marshall Applewhite and Bonnie Nettles, taught its members to escape from Earth via death to enter an alien spacecraft.
The Waldensians were an early Christian movement from the 12th century, who emphasized poverty and strict faith.
In 1514, the Portuguese king sent Pope Leo X an Indian elephant named Hanno. The animal became a symbol of the papacy’s moral bankruptcy.
When Jesus Christ was on earth, he invited twelve men to follow him as disciples - among them was Judas Iscariot, who eventually betrayed Jesus.
Mary Magdalene has been erroneously portrayed as a prostitute or the wife of Jesus. In reality, she was a key witness to the main events of Christ’s life.
Sociologists of religion claim that Christian Pentecostalism is the fastest growing religious movement of the past century. Where did Pentecostalism begin?
Some people see the Sermon on the Mount as simply a code of ethics. In reality, it is a description of ideal life in the Kingdom of God.
Babylon destroyed the Temple at Jerusalem in 587 or 586 BCE and pillaged much of its sacred furniture. But what happened to the Ark of the Covenant?