Early Christian writers condemned pagan sacrifices while debating among themselves the meaning of the death of Jesus.

PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] — Just steps from the center of Tikal, a 2,400-year-old Maya city in the heart of modern-day Guatemala, a global team of researchers including scholars from Brown ...

Three of Syla Alexandria Artis Branch’s five children: Linda Branch, Paulette Branch, and Frances Branch-Walker. Credit: Jisu Sheen photo On the altar were pages of handwritten sheet music, a bible, a ...