Many people around the world believe in karma 鈥� that idea that divine justice will punish people who do bad deeds and reward those who good. But that belief plays out differently for oneself versus others, according to research published by the American Psychological Association.
The International Hope Barometer Research, led by Prof. Tharina Guse, explores the cultural differences in how hope is sustained.
Hackensack Meridian Mental Health Experts Available In the Days Leading Up To the Pope鈥檚 Funeral
Debunking myths surrounding organ donation.
Fertility rates across the world have been steadily dropping since 1950. Pinpointing the reasons 鈥� despite the lack of typical causal conditions such as famine or war 鈥� is at the heart of one researcher鈥檚 work at the University of Notre Dame. Lakshmi Iyer, a professor in the Department of Economics, found that there was more to fertility rates than a simple economic or circumstantial explanation.
The changing demographics of the Catholic Church may be the future. But for the last six years, Rollo-Koster has led a team of international scholars in telling the story of the papacy鈥檚 first 2,000 years 鈥� from Saint Peter, the believed first pope, to Francis.
A University of Miami professor who specializes in Irish culture traces the roots of the popular holiday to Irish emigrees who fled the 鈥淕reat Hunger鈥� in their homeland to seek a new start in America.
The world鈥檚 largest St. Patrick鈥檚 Day celebration isn鈥檛 in Ireland. It鈥檚 in the U.S. It鈥檚 no secret that Americans have an affinity for the holiday. Many Americans 鈥� even those with no Irish descent 鈥� choose to celebrate by wearing green clothing, drinking green beer, and eating dishes like corned beef and cabbage. Some major cities, like Chicago, even dye their rivers green for the day.
In his new book, "Killing the Messiah: The Trial and Crucifixion of Jesus of Nazareth," Binghamton University History Professor Nathanael Andrade highlights how the Bible places the blame of Jesus' persecution on the Jews, which has fueled antisemitism for centuries.
Fighting rising antisemitism in the U.S. will require a dramatic shift in civility and a renewed focus on teaching history and religion, according to Mark Oppenheimer, at the John C. Danforth Center on Religion and Politics at Washington University in St. Louis. 鈥淭he humanities don鈥檛 inoculate against hatred, but they give us the tools to fight it.鈥�
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