(RNS) — Jews' pesky determination to bring an ethical, spiritual vision to the world has made us a target since ancient times. (RNS) — Why did Robert Bowers go into Tree of Life synagogue in ...

Along with a life of worship, Ifagbemi says part of his job as a full-time priest is to help people adapt this ancient religion to a modern, American reality. "We're not African anymore," he says.

In Jewish Scripture and Jewish thought, the tree of life speaks to fundamental aspects of what it means to be human in the world. In my research as a scholar of the Bible and ancient Judaism ...

A towering ponderosa pine discovered in the center of Chaco Canyon in New Mexico, known as the "Plaza Tree," was once thought to symbolize life and the center of the world for an ancient pueblo town.

PITTSBURGH (RNS) — Featuring a light-filled atrium and slightly scaled-back design, the latest renderings of the new Tree of Life museum ... access to coverage of religion that is fair ...

The punchline is not a punchline at all, but the birth of an idea for the two religious organizations to come together under one roof as the Ocala Tree of Life Sanctuary — a vision that now ...