A new book recovers the work of scholars who helped establish greater understanding between religions.

Tensions between two generations of feminists animate Meg Wolitzer’s novel.

Outside the limits of the human imagination.

Antelope townspeople cast a wary eye on red-clad newcomers

Rajneesh's obsession with death dates to early childhood.

The Rajneesh "peace" force arrests an opponent in Antelope

The town's desperate bid to disincorporate ends in failure

The real aim of Rajneesh’s anti-Semitism may be mind control.

The cult city's demise is inevitable.

The arming of the cult raises the specter of Jonestown

Orwell understood the limits of mind control

The Rajneesh cult’s wealth depends upon cheap labor.

Leaving Bhagwan's Buddhafield may not be all that easy

Rajneesh's dirty work was usually left to women.

Rajneesh’s far-flung empire is more material than spiritual.

Life at Rancho Rajneesh was not what she expected

Farewell to a charlatan and false guru.

The Share-A-Home program was the beginning of the end