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On the rural islands off the coast of Japan, a handful of believers practice a version of Christianity that has direct links to a time of samurai, shoguns and martyred missionaries. After ...

As late as the 17th century, authors cautioned: "But if they be eaten raw, they require good wine […] to aid digestion." By the 18th century, small oysters were a popular pub snack, and larger ...

Influenced by the writings of the great Frederic Bastiat, Vilfredo Pareto promoted free markets and economic liberalism in ...

For MacIntyre, the problem with modern ethical theories, rooted in the 17th century Enlightenment, is that they do not ask about the meaning of life or what it means to be a human person. Instead, ...

As late as the 17th century, authors cautioned: “But if they be eaten raw, they require good wine […] to aid digestion.” By the 18th century, small oysters were a popular pub snack, and larger ones ...

Comedian Paul Coulter, whose show 5 Mistakes That Changed History tours the UK this summer, identifies five of London's most ...

On this small island in rural Nagasaki, Japan’s Hidden Christians gather to worship what they call the Closet God.

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