The Rabbit Room’s ‘Christmas Carol’ Draws on Dickens’s Pure Religion

No matter how many times I hear “Come Thou Fount,” I still think of an angry…

Where Are the Great Brazilian Christmas Carols?

At any given hour on a December day in Brazil, a radio station is playing Simone’s…

Ghana May Elect Its First Muslim President. Its Christian Majority Is Torn.

A Muslim candidate has the best shot of becoming Ghana’s next president for the first time…

Shamanism in Indonesia

When I was 14, a Christian friend introduced me to “white knowledge,” a supposedly mystical power…

Shamans, Sorcerers, and Spirits: How Christians in Asia Grapple with the Supernatural

Asia has a crowded spirit world. And shamans are in the thick of the action.  Shamans…

Shamanism in the Philippines

Every aspect of life in precolonial Philippines was religious. When the Spanish came in 1521, they…

Shamanism in Japan

I lived in various parts of Japan, including the city of Yokohama, for 26 years. One…

Shamanism in Taiwan

Shamanism in Taiwan is thriving because folk religion is thriving. Folk religion is not just a…

Shamanism in South Korea

In the last decade, shamanism has undergone a revival in South Korea, particularly among younger generations,…

Shamanism in Thailand

Shamanism in Thailand has roots in ancient animism, predating Buddhism and Hinduism. Animism involves belief in…

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