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Christians in Ethiopia have long claimed to have the ark of the covenant. Our reporter investigated
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Amenhotep III was succeeded by one of the first known monotheists
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Though they embrace computers and TV, the secret of the tribe’s unity lies in fealty to their past
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At Varanasi, Hindu pilgrims come to pray—and to die—along the sacred Ganges River
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From the writing of the New Testament to the filming of The Da Vinci Code, her image has been repeatedly conscripted, contorted and contradicted
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Shifting Ground in the Holy Land
Archaeology is casting new light on the Old Testament
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To prosecutors, it was child abuse - an Amish baby covered in bruises, but Dr. D. Holmes Morton had other ideas
Coming to terms with Shiite beliefs
Lily dale, New York, is a curious little village where the still-quick commune with the once-quick
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At a handful of sites scattered across New England, Shaker communities transport the past into the present
Sprigg’s has written ten books, organized a major exhibition on Shaker design and served as curator of collections
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A Foot Stomping Toe Tapping Culture
The Music of Shaker Culture
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Regular mudding events keep church and tradition intact for the Hispanic communities of northern New Mexico
You Can’t Keep a Good Prophet Down
What will be, will be. Or will it? As the millennium draws nigh, prophets want to tell us about it
Together They Stay A World Apart
For the Hutterites, the way to heaven lies through faith, communal living and a lot of hard work
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A Family, a Colony, a Life of Good Works in the Holy City
Founded more than a century ago, the American Colony in Jerusalem has endured hardships, wars, upheaval, and the ebb and flow of empires
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