With the average life expectancy of white people in 1850 being only 25.5 years, death was an ever-present shadow over society. People were confronted with smallpox, dysentery, cholera and all manner ...

Healing for the soul or spooky mumbo jumbo? What’s your view on spiritualism? Claire Price went to meet some of the more medium-minded in Poole to find out what spiritualism is really all about.

The 2020 presidential candidate's quest to rid the country of "dark psychic forces" recalls America's Civil War–era need for healing. It all started in the sleepy upstate town of Hydesville, New York.

In art circles, spirituality is coming out of closet as curators and critics reconsider the influence of religion on artists from Robert Smithson to Andy Warhol. But spirituality’s cousins, ...

Margarita Guillory, a professor of religion at Boston University, lectures about African-American contributions to Boston’s spiritualist movement Thursday. RACHEL SHARPLES/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF ...

Spiritualism appears to be alive and well in America. The most recent findings of social science, courtesy of the Pew Research Center, show that 70% of Americans consider themselves “spiritual” in ...

Beth Saunders does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond ...

HARTFORD, Conn. (WFSB) - As America celebrates its 250th birthday, Mark Twain House visitors can explore more than just literary history, but they can learn about talking to the dead. The famous ...

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