The invention of the printing press in the mid-15th century transformed how information spread across Europe. Before its introduction, books were copied by hand, which made them expensive and limited ...

Sacred texts mean vary amongst religions—sometimes they’re essential to belief and other times not. Sacred texts mean different things to different religions—sometimes they’re essential to belief and ...

Before printing presses, before paper itself, humans found ways to preserve their thoughts, beliefs, and stories on everything from clay tablets to papyrus scrolls and carefully prepared animal skins.

We asked people in 35 countries about the influence of specific religious texts on their national laws. The texts in question varied by country: For example, adults in predominantly Christian ...