belief

Latest research reveals the extent to which conspiracy theories have become “mainstream rather than marginal beliefs” across much of Europe and the US...

The Reformation is famously traced to an event that took place in Germany 500 years ago and reverberated across Europe. An online exhibition paints a...

A study of one of the most important medieval texts devoted to women’s medicine has opened a window into the many rituals associated with conception...

The relationship between science and religion has had its rocky moments. But Dr Robert Asher, author of the newly published book 'Evolution and Belief...

Despite our best efforts, social mobility in the UK does not seem to be improving. Diane Reay, Professor of Education at the University of Cambridge...

Why do some people with mental illnesses entertain bizarre and seemingly irrational beliefs that make their lives a misery?

Tracing popular beliefs from medieval to early modern times is highlighting the durability of debates about the dead.