Whether your sense of hell is literal or metaphorical, the concept predates Christianity, according to the new Penguin Book of Hell. “Despite all our recourse to reason and compassion,” says e ...

A popular myth says that the phrase originated due to the use of the guillotine during French Revolution—but here’s the real ...

As we enter Holy Week, we focus on the Last Supper on Holy Thursday and Jesus’ crucifixion on Good Friday. Yet there is an element of these sacred days that ...