Of course we have to start the Fairy Tale Summaries with Cinderella!According to folklorists like Jack Zipes and Maria Tatar, every culture has a version of Cinderella that’s been passed on for generations back to time immemorial...And of course lear...

When a real demon appears as a character in a fictional story then you pretty much know what that character will do—at least you do if you know what the author believes about demons. Once you know that, you can pretty much know what’s going to happen...

When you hear some of the "new atheists" like Dr. Sam Harris and Bill Nye say that you have to read the Bible literally, they seem to think that this would show everyone that the Bible itself is both self-contradictory and/or a lie.What they seem to ...

If we counted the days between Ash Wednesday and Easter Sunday, there would be 46 days.So why is Lent only 40 days instead of 46 days?In part, it's because of the significance of the number 40. In the earliest days of Christianity, most of the Chris...

They have an advantage: there is a method in their madness!If you read or watch enough detective stories, you know that there are basically two ways that most detectives solve their case:Someone confessesThe detective is skilled (or becomes skilled) ...