Once upon a time a mighty and ferocious lion lay upon the ground in the forest, enjoying the cool breeze rustling his mane, the softness of the soil beneath him, the muted sunlight pouring through the ...

The Orthodox Church has never categorically rejected pre-Christian thought. On the contrary, it subjected it to discernment, ...

An illustration from an Arabic translation of a story in the 'Pañcatantra,' a collection of animal fables. Photo12/Universal Images Group via Getty Images In today’s volatile world, where wars can be ...

“The ant and the zebra” sounds like the title of one of Aesop’s fables. Like all good fables, this one has a moral, which is that tinkering with nature has unpredictable consequences. Unlike the Greek ...