Theologians call this verse the Protoevangelium —the first gospel. It is the earliest announcement of redemption, the first ...

A baby does, cooing and crying. And the mother sings and speaks to the baby. It is the beginning of language, of encounter, ...

The franchise's youngest castmember has already shot a little from 'Avatar 4' and hopes the sequel still happens: "I'm ...

Now well over 800 years old, the Codex Gigas is one of the most impressive artifacts from the Medieval period of Europe.

James Freeman is assistant editor of The Wall Street Journal's editorial page and author of the weekday Best of the Web column. He is the co-author of "Borrowed Time: Two Centuries of Booms, Busts and ...