In his new book Nalanda, breathtaking in its sweep and lyrical in its glory, the poet-diplomat Abhay K unearths with tender precision the most luminous jewel, nestled amid lush mango groves and ringed ...

Renaissance thinkers saw their own era as a reenactment of the great dramas of Greek history. What drove this comparison?

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A show at the Guggenheim Museum highlights the early abstract movement, prominently featuring work by husband and wife Robert ...

The President of the Pontifical Academy for Life Each speaks to Vatican News about the ethical and anthropological challenges ...

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Students are therefore introduced to key concepts and problems in the study of politics, including the meaning of democracy, the fraught relation between the individual and society, and the contested ...